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U.S. lawmakers propose $22.8 billion to spur construction of chip factories in America
U.S. lawmakers want to provide more than $22.8 billion in incentives for semiconductor manufacturers, aiming to spur the construction of chip factories …
TSMC on track for 3nm Apple ‘A16’ chips in 2022
Apple-supplier TSMC continues to move right along with its manufacturing processes. The Taiwan-based high-end chip foundry maintains that its 3nm fab…
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…
TSMC: We could fill order gap if unable to sell chips to Huawei due to U.S. ban
TSMC could quickly fill any order gap should U.S. restrictions against Huawei prevent sales of chips to the Chinese firm, the company…
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…
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…
China ready to target Apple, other U.S. firms in retaliation against U.S.’ Huawei ban
The Trump administration on Friday moved to ban shipments of semiconductors to Huawei Technologies from global chipmakers…
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…
Trump administration in talks with TSMC, Intel about building U.S. factories
Representatives from two chipmakers, TSMC, and Intel, said on Sunday that the Trump administration is in talks with semiconductor companies…
Apple steps up orders for 5nm chips from TSMC
A report today out of Taiwan reveals that TSMC has cut 5nm wafer production for Huawei due to slowing smartphone sales and that production capacity…
Apple unlikely to delay 5G iPhone launch
It’s unlikely that Apple will delay 5G iPhone launch, longtime Apple analyst Gene Munster explains for Loup Ventures.It typically takes 3-4 years…
Apple suppliers regain confidence, see bright 2020
Apple suppliers, specifically IC backend and verification specialists in Apple’s supply chain, have regained confidence in their revenue performances…
Apple increases iPhone processor orders due to strong demand
Apple has tasked processor supplier TSMC to increase its output of A13 Bionic iPhone processors this quarter due to higher-than-anticipated iPhone demand…
TSMC says no plans to make chips in America, for now
In response to increased pressure from the Trump administration on TSMC to make chips in America, TSMC says “the feasibility is being evaluated.”
Apple chipmaker TSMC projects revenue well above analysts’ estimates
Apple chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is riding high. TSMC projects revenue quarterly revenue well above analysts’ estimates…
TSMC to start fabricating 5nm Apple A14 SoCs in Q220
Apple supplier TSMC has secured orders for Apple-designed A14 SOCs destined for this year’s iPhones…
Apple supplier TSMC is making a $19 billion bet on 3nm – and that means faster iPhones are on the way
TSMC has begun construction of a 3nm fabrication facility at the Southern Taiwan Science and Technology Park…
Apple chip supplier TSMC boosts capex by up to $5 billion, sees Q4 sales jump on smartphones
Apple Inc supplier TSMC raised its 2019 capital spending plan by up to $5 billion on Thursday and forecast a nearly 10% rise…
Apple supplier TSMC counter-sues U.S. chip rival GlobalFoundries for patent infringement
Apple Inc supplier TSMC has counter-sued smaller contract chipmaking rival GlobalFoundries Inc in the United States, Germany and Singapore…
GlobalFoundries sues TSMC for patent infringement, seeks U.S. and German import bans
In a move to highlight its investment in the United States amid an intensifying U.S. trade war with China over Beijing’s alleged unfair practices involving technology transfers and intellectual property…
Apple supplier TSMC’s outlook shines as industry stabilizes
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. projected current-quarter revenue ahead of estimates, as the Apple Inc. supplier…
Apple iPhones, Macs, and other tech goods could account for proposed China tariffs of $167 billion
U.S. consumers will delay or forgo technology upgrades if President Donald Trump imposes a new round of 25% tariffs on Chinese goods…
Companies like Apple that depend on rare earth metals have nowhere to turn, but China
China’s threat to clamp down on exports of rare-earth metals poses problems, because those exports account…
Huawei files legal motion seeking to declare a U.S. defense law unconstitutional
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo kept up the pressure on Huawei on Wednesday…
The phony boycott of Apple’s iPhone in China
According to a wide variety of analysts following Apple, the Trump Administration’s trade war with China…
Bloomberg: Apple and Nike brace for China’s wrath after Huawei ban
U.S. companies counting on China for a major part of their growth have targets on their backs…
Citi lowers Apple price target, claiming trade war will likely cut China sales in half
The U.S. trade war with China will further hurt iPhone sales…
Huawei founder says he would protest Chinese government retaliation against Apple
If that happens, I’ll be the first to protest
Huawei CEO and founder admits he buys iPhones for his family
Huawei CEO and founder Ren Zhengfei revealed he bought Apple iPhones for his family…
ARM cuts ties with Huawei after President Trump’s ban
ARM is complying with all of the latest regulations set forth by the U.S. government…
President Trump’s Huawei ban creates concern over Apple’s iPhone business in China
Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump effectively banned U.S. companies from working with Huawei…
Chinese diplomat tweets that Huawei ‘has cut Apple into pieces’ – from his Apple iPhone
China has reacted with uncharacteristic fury to what it deems a concerted U.S. attack…
Quantifying just how much the trade war could hurt Apple
The uptick in trade hostilities between Washington and Beijing could threaten Apple…
U.S. to offer temporary exemptions to Huawei export ban
The 90-day reprieve may be intended to help reboot U.S.-China trade talks…
Apple Face ID parts supplier Lumentum halts shipments to Huawei following Trump administration ban
Apple Face ID parts supplier Lumentum Holdings Inc is clamping down on the business it does with Huawei Technologies, after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a ban…
President Trump’s Huawei ban could end Android as we know it and possibly have a lasting effect on Apple
Google is complying with Trump’s administration banning of Huawei…
Huawei’s mockery of Apple over 5G chip sourcing didn’t age well
In April, Huawei’s founder and chief executive Ren Zhengfei suggested to CNBC…
Google terminates Huawei’s Android license after Trump administration blacklist
Alphabet Inc’s Google has suspended business with Huawei that requires the transfer of hardware…
Apple shares decline as HSBC cuts price target over iPhone tariff concerns
Fears of Apple’s exposure to the trade war between the U.S. and China…
How the U.S.-China trade war could hike Apple iPhone prices
It’s been a week since the Trump administration raised tariffs from 10 percent to 25 percent on $200 billion worth…
