Trump wants TSMC to take over Intel’s plants. That’s a terrible idea—here’s what needs to happen instead
I n the last few weeks, Intel’s stock charged ahead by more than 20% as investors hoped for a breakup of Intel, the United States’ top manufacturer of leading-edge semiconduct
TSMC: The Backbone Of The AI Industry Continues To Be Undervalued
TSMC's unparalleled market position, growth prospects, and undervaluation, with a potential 93% upside by FY26. Click here to read why TSMC stock is a Strong Buy.
What Intel's Breakup Would Mean for TSMC and Broadcom
The most recent report from The Wall Street Journal claims Intel held "informal" talks to sell its foundry business to TSMC and its chip design business to Broadcom. Both rumored
TSMC takes 'chip binning' to a whole new level as entire wafer 'found in a dumpster'
The aptly monikered Redditor, AVX512-VNNI, says the wafer, which appears to be fully intact, was found discarded at TSMC's Fab 16 chip factory or fab in Nanjing, China. While it's not the most advanced fab in the world, it is still producing 12nm silicon, which is fairly high tech.
Report of TSMC chips made for Huawei "a huge concern", US Commerce nominee says
U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to a post overseeing export policy for China on Thursday called a report about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co producing hundreds of thousands of chips for Huawei "a huge concern.
China taunts Taiwan with claim that chip foundry TSMC could soon become 'USSMC' or the 'United States Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'
The back drop to all this, of course, includes threats from President Trump to apply up to 100% tariffs on chips from Taiwan, TSMC's expanding chip production facilities in the US, plus rumours that TSMC is in talks with Intel to take joint control of the latter's fabs in some kind cooperation with Intel.
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Commentary: TSMC weighs U.S. chip dominance demands while guarding its Taiwan roots
US President Donald Trump, now back in the White House, has once again set his sights on TSMC. Previously, his administration championed the semiconductor supply chain crisis as a national security issue,
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Apple’s $500B pledge to expand US manufacturing includes chips from massive TSMC Phoenix factory; Trump credits tariff threat
Apple’s pledge to spend $500 billion to onshore production means a boost for TSMC’s massive chip factory in Phoenix. President Donald Trump chalked up Apple CEO Tim Cook’s move to Trump’s tariff threat.
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Taiwanese academia: Establishing US subsidiary may be TSMC's best option to navigate US pressure
With US President Donald Trump accusing Taiwan of taking away America's semiconductor manufacturing, his remarks have already sent ripples through Taiwan's industry and even its national security landscape.
Taiwan Semiconductor Faces Government Scrutiny on Overseas Ventures Amid Intel Stake Rumors
Taiwan Semiconductor may need gov permission for overseas ventures, but no restrictions on making advanced chips outside China. Intel negotiating stake.
Beijing accuses Taiwan of giving away chip companies like TSMC as ‘souvenirs’
Beijing's Taiwan Affairs Office alleged, without evidence, that Taiwanese were worried that TSMC could turn into the "United States Semiconductors Manufacturing Co."
OpenAI Just Gave Taiwan Semiconductor Investors Great News
OpenAI's flagship product is a large language model (LLM) called ChatGPT, which uses generative AI to answer queries of all kinds at fast speeds. While ChatGPT's seemingly infinite knowledge gives it the appearance of a modern-day online encyclopedia, there are actually quite a few technical processes going on in the background.