Major Apple supplier TSMC on Tuesday said it would more than triple its planned investment at the Taiwanese chipmaker’s new Arizona plant…
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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…
Apple assembler Foxconn to build $270M factory in Vietnam, likely for MacBook and iPad
The government of Vietnam on Monday awarded a license to a unit of Taiwan’s Foxconn to build a $270 million plant to produce…
Foxconn to shift some Apple production to Vietnam to decrease China risk
Foxconn is moving some MacBook and iPad assembly to Vietnam from China at the request of Apple as the U.S. firm diversifies production to…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple’s next-gen iPad Pro to be first to sport mini-LED display
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports that the initial batch of mini-LED displays arriving through the end of 2020 will be for an iPad Pro …
Growth of Taiwan export orders hits two-year high on strong tech demand
As the COVID-19 pandemic forced millions of people around the world to work from home, Taiwan’s export orders grew at their fastest pace in nearly two…
TSMC secures government subsidies and picks site for $12 billion U.S. plant
TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.) has secured government subsidies for a planned $12 billion U.S. chip plant to be built in…
Little-known data show signs of a tech rebound from COVID-19 shutdown
Buried in a set of little-known data are early signs that the hardware side of the tech sector may be showing a rebound from the pandemic-driven plunge…
Taiwan’s 2020 GDP expected to drop to 5-year low amid pandemic
Taiwan’s economic growth is likely to drop to its lowest point in five years in 2020 as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic hurts domestic consumption and…
U.S.-China fight over chipmaker TSMC rattles tech industry
On Friday, the Trump administration banned TSMC and rival chipmakers using American equipment from supplying China’s Huawei Technologies Co. without …
TSMC expands U.S. manufacturing with $12 billion chip fabrication plant
Last week, TSMC announced last week that is expanding its manufacturing footprint within the U.S. The new facility will be built in Arizona…
Apple supplier TSMC to build multibillion-dollar chip plant in Arizona with Trump admin backing
In a potential realignment of global trade, TSMC is planning to build a multibillion-dollar chip plant in Arizona with Trump administration backing…
Apple urges Chinese supplier to challenge Foxconn in bid to step up competition
Apple has made a move the company hopes will create a formidable alternative to another of its longtime suppliers, Taiwan’s Foxconn …
Apple investing $334 million in new Mini-LED and microLED display factory in Taiwan
Apple is reportedly planning to expand its investment in Taiwan by building a new plant in the Longtan section of Hsinchu Science Park, northern Taiwan …
U.S. Senate, Google ban use of Zoom teleconferencing service
Both the U.S. Senate and Google have banned members and employees from using video conferencing service Zoom. The moves come after two weeks…
Governments, companies ban use of Zoom over security concerns
Taiwan has joined Elon Musk’s SpaceX and New York City’s Department of Education in barring all official use of Zoom, becoming one of the first…
Apple iPhone assembler Foxconn secures enough workers for all China factories
Foxconn issued a statement Sunday night in which it said the company has secured enough workers to meet “seasonal demand” at all major China factories …
As expected, Taiwan exports fell in February, but at a far slower pace
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan’s export orders in February fell for a second month, but at a far slower pace than they did in January…
Apple adjusts due to coronavirus to keep next-gen iPhones on track
Apple is course correcting for the coronavirus in order to keep next-gen iPhones and other products on track. Apple is showing no signs of changing…
