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Apple assembler Pegatron targets end-of-March completion for first American factory in Texas
Pegatron, a key supplier to Apple and other tech giants, has announced that construction of its first American factory in Texas is on track…
Apple Fitness+ expands to 28 new markets in its largest expansion since launch
Apple on Monday announced Apple Fitness+, the award-winning fitness and wellness service, is expanding to 28 new markets — including…
Taiwan charges three in TSMC trade secret theft investigation
Prosecutors have charged three individuals with allegedly stealing trade secrets from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.…
Taiwan expects small impact from President Trump’s tariffs on chip exports
Taiwan only expects a minor impact from any tariffs imposed by the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump…
China detains four Taiwanese employees at Foxconn’s ‘iPhone City’ in Zhengzhou
Taiwanese officials have confirmed that four Taiwanese employees working at a Foxconn Technology Group facility in Zhengzhou…
TSMC achieves production yields at new Arizona facility on par with Taiwan plants
TSMC has achieved production yields at its Arizona facility on par with established plants in Taiwan, an early indicator that its American…
Former President Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Taiwan should pay the U.S. for its defense, former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told reporters…
Taiwan June exports tops forecasts on AI demand
Taiwan’s exports in June defied expectations, surging more than anticipated. This growth is attributed to Taiwan’s role…
Apple Silicon supplier TSMC wins $6.6 billion U.S. subsidy for Arizona chip production
Apple Silicon supplier TSMC has been awarded a $6.6 billion U.S. subsidy and up to $5 billion in low-cost government loans for Arizona chip…
Apple Silicon supplier TSMC resumes work at production sites after earthquake pause
Apple Silicon supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) resumed work at its construction sites in the earthquake-hit country…
Taiwan earthquake to hit some chip output, cause Asia supply chain disruptions
Taiwan’s biggest earthquake since 1999 is likely to cause some disruption across Asia’s semiconductor supply chain, analysts say…
Apple Music Classical debuts in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao on January 24th
Apple Music Classical will be available in Japan, China, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan starting January 24th…
Foxconn to invest additional $1.7 billion in India, further diversifying out of China
Major Apple assembler Foxconn plans to invest an additional 139.11 billion rupees (US$1.67 billion) in India’s Karnataka state, the…
Apple’s Made-in-Arizona chips will still require packaging in Taiwan
Apple’s chip fabricator TSMC is building an Arizona facility that’s been pitched as lessening reliance on foreign chipmaking facilities…
Terry Gou, Foxconn founder, again runs for Taiwan presidency
Taiwan’s Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple assembler Foxconn, has again thrown his hat in the ring to be Taiwan’s president…
Apple MacBook assembler to set up $120 million plant in Vietnam
Quanta Computer, a Taiwanese contract manufacturer that makes MacBooks for Apple, will build a $120 million plant in Vietnam’s…
Major Apple supplier TSMC triples Arizona chip plant investment
Major Apple supplier TSMC on Tuesday said it would more than triple its planned investment at the Taiwanese chipmaker’s new Arizona plant…
Apple’s crippling dependence on Communist China can no longer be ignored
Apple depends on a small number of very large factories in China and Taiwan for much of its product assembly. But, harsh CCP-imposed…
TSMC: Taiwan and U.S. tensions with China pose ‘serious’ challenges for semiconductor industry
Rising Taiwan- and U.S.-China tensions are causing “more serious” challenges for the semiconductor industry, the chairman of Taiwanese…
Apple powers Taiwan export orders back to growth in August
Taiwan’s export orders expanded in August – unexpectedly to analysts – on strong demand for technology and new consumer electronics…
Apple supplier TSMC showing ‘excellent’ progress on Arizona chip plant, governor says
Taiwanese chip maker TSM, a major Apple supplier, is making “excellent” progress building its new plant in Arizona, the governor said…
Major Apple supplier TSMC is China’s trump card against U.S. and Taiwan
If strains between China and Taiwan continue to worsen, the Chinese Communist Party has a trump card: threatening to cut off the island’s…
Apple warns suppliers to follow Chinese Communist Party rules on ‘Taiwan’ labeling
Apple has asked suppliers to ensure that shipments from Taiwan to China strictly comply with Chinese customs regulations after a recent…
TSMC warns China-Taiwan war would devastate global chip supply
The head of Taiwanese tech giant TSMC warned an invasion of the island would render his factory “not operable” as tensions rise ahead…
Taiwan accuses Chinese Apple supplier of stealing trade secrets, charges 14 people
Prosecutors in Taiwan on Friday accused a Chinese Apple supplier of stealing commercial secrets from a Taiwanese supplier and…
Apple supplier Foxconn backs top China chipmaker after $9 billion rescue
A Shanghai-listed arm of Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group acquired a stake in China’s top chipmaker during its $9 billion bailout…
Apple assembler Foxconn says no change to production as China ratchets up quixotic ‘zero-COVID’ quest
The CCP has shut down dozens of metro stations and bus routes in Bejing as it ratchets up its quixotic quest to achieve zero-COVID …
Apple supplier Unimicron says operations have partially resumed in Kunshan, China
Taiwan’s Unimicron Technology Corp. said on Thursday that, of its two plants in eastern China’s Kunshan, one would remain closed…
Apple supplier TSMC reports March sales increase of 33.2% year-over-year
Apple supplier TSMC on Friday reported March sales of T$171.97 billion (US$5.95 billion), up 33.2% year-over-year…
Apple to invest aggressively in America to diversify production amid globalization’s end – analyst
Shifting away from a focus in China, the global supply chain will likely change rapidly over the next decade. Apple saw it coming in 2018…
Apple supplier Foxconn in talks to build $9 billion factory in Saudi Arabia
Foxconn, the biggest assembler of Apple iPhones, is in talks with Saudi Arabia about jointly building a $9 billion multipurpose facility…
Taiwan to join ‘democratic countries’ in sanctions on Russia; Apple supplier TSMC ready to comply
Taiwan will join “democratic countries” in imposing sanctions on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, the government said on Friday…
TSMC in talks with German government about potential new chip plant
Major Apple supplier TSMC is in early talks with the German government about potentially establishing a plant in Germany …
Taiwan component makers give priority to Apple on strong iPhone 13 demand
Amid strong demand for Apple’s new iPhone 13 lineup worldwide, Taiwan-based makers of VCMs (voice coil motors), wire winding and other…
Apple extends list of terms censored in China to Hong Kong and Taiwan
The researchers found that part of Apple’s mainland China political censorship bleeds into both Hong Kong and Taiwan. Much of this censorship…
Apple supplier TSMC gets green light for 2nm chip production by 2024
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has received final approval from the taiwanese government to build a 2nm chip plant…
TSMC and Foxconn to buy 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Taiwan
Taiwan will allow Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Foxconn to buy 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on behalf…
Taiwan Apple supplier says global chip shortage will worsen without COVID-19 vaccines
A Taiwan Apple supplier has warned that the global chip shortage will worsen without a large and timely increase in COVID-19 vaccinations in…
Taiwan says working hard to get vaccines, COVID-19 infections fall
Taiwan is working hard to get the almost 20 million COVID-19 vaccines it has ordered as soon as possible even in the face of global shortages…
Apple partners with TSMC to develop ultra-advanced displays
Apple has partnered with TSMC to develop ultra-advanced display technology at a secretive facility in Taiwan…
Apple supplier TSMC puts isolates Taiwan employees over COVID-19 outbreak fears
A new report explains that Taiwan is being hit by another round of COVID-19 cases. Apple supplier TSMC is implementing strict new…
