Apple has cornered the market, freezing out rivals, by ordering 100% of chips produced using TSMC’s N3 first-generation 3nm process…
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Warren Buffett dumps TSMC, buys more Apple stock
Just months after disclosing a large stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc…
Major Apple supplier TSMC Q4 profit up 78%, beats market expectations
Taiwanese chipmaker and major Apple supplier TSMC posted a 78% increase in fourth-quarter net profit on Thursday, as strong sales…
Apple likely to exclusively offer 3nm chips in 2023 as Android falls even further behind
Apple is likely to be the only major device maker in 2023 to adopt 3nm process technology from TSMC as Android falls even further behind…
Wall Street banks turn bearish on major Apple-supplier TSMC, citing weaker demand
Wall Street banks such as Goldman Sachs are turning bearish on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), cautioning…
Apple’s A17 Bionic chip in iPhone 15 Pro could be way more energy efficient, offer long battery life
Apple’s A17 Bionic chip for the next-gen iPhone 15 Pro and flagship iPhone 15 Ultra could be 35% more efficient, offering long battery life…
Apple Silicon-supplier TSMC celebrates start of 3nm mass production
Apple Silicon-supplier TSMC will hold a ceremony on December 29th to celebrate the start of mass production using its 3nm process…
Where’s Apple’s new Mac Pro?
Apple in June 2020 announced plans to dump big, hot, slow, inefficient Intel processors. So, where’s Apple’s new Mac Pro?
TSMC revenue surges 50% in November despite quixotic ‘Zero COVID’ lockdowns
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported a 50% increase in November sales, a month challenged by the CCP’s quixotic…
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 slated to use one third of TSMC’s advanced chips made in Arizona plant
American customers such as Apple pushed TSMC to offer advanced 4-nanometer chips when its new $12 billion plant in Arizona opens…
Apple supplier Foxconn hires TSMC pioneer as semiconductor strategy adviser
Apple supplier Foxconn has appointed chip industry veteran Chiang Shang-yi to a newly created role of semiconductor strategy officer…
Major Apple supplier TSMC’s founder confirms advanced 3nm chips will be produced in its new Arizona factory
Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC’s founder Morris Chang on Monday confirmed that it’s planning to produce chips with advanced 3nm …
Apple plans to source chips from TSMC’s Arizona plant in 2024
Apple is planning to begin sourcing chips for its devices from a plant under construction in Arizona, marking a major step toward…
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway invests $4.1 billion in major Apple supplier TSMC
Berkshire Hathaway said it invested more than $4.1 billion of stock in major Apple supplier, chipmaker TSMC , a rare significant foray…
Apple supplier TSMC preps another multibillion-dollar chip factory investment in Arizona
A major Apple supplier, chip fabricator Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest contract chip maker, is preparing…
Major Apple supplier TSMC mulls Japan expansion as China tensions continue
Major Apple supplier and chip manufacturer TSMC is weighing a potential expansion in Japan, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday…
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 supplier TSMC’s shares leap after profit beats estimates
TSMC shares jumped more than 4% on Friday morning, outperforming the broader market, after the Taiwanese chipmaker announced…
Major Apple supplier TSMC profit jumps 80% in Q3, beating expectations
Major Apple Silicon supplier TSMC posted an 80% surge in third-quarter net profit on Thursday. The Taiwanese chipmaker was buoyed…
Apple prepares for 2nm chips as soon as 2025
With TSMC, Apple is preparing for world-beating Apple Silicon 2nm chips. TSMC’s new 2nm node is scheduled to enter volume production in 2025…
Apple supplier TSMC’s sales top estimates
Major Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported higher-than-expected quarterly revenue, signaling…
Apple’s M3, A17 chips will be first to employ TSMC’s cutting-edge 3nm tech
Apple will be the first company to use TSMC’s N3E, an upgraded version of TSMC’s current 3-nanometer (3nm) tech in the M3 and A17 for…
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…
TSMC: Low-end chip demand is holding up production in key supply chain segments
TSMC warned Tuesday that an endemic shortage of chips costing anywhere from 50 cents to $10 is slowing down the semiconductor industry…
Apple’s next-gen M2 Pro and M2 Max MacBook Pro models are ‘well into development’
Apple’s next-gen 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro models powered by M2 Pro and M2 Max chips are “well into development and testing,” and…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple’s 14- and 16-inch M2 MacBook Pro start mass production in Q4
Cupertino’s new 14- and flagship 16-inch MacBook Pro will start mass production this Q4 and be powered with M2 processors using TSMC’s 5nm…
Apple increases iPhone 14 orders
Apple has upped its iPhone 14 orders from some 90 million units to 95 million units, clearly expecting even stronger iPhone demand…
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…
Apple supplier TSMC’s shares jump after quarterly profit beats estimates
Apple supplier TSMC’s shares jumped 3.7% on Friday after the Taiwan-based chipmaker announced a second-quarter profit that…
Apple supplier TSMC’s Q2 profit up 76%
Major Apple supplier TSMC posted a 76.3% rise in second-quarter net profit on Thursday on high demand for the Taiwanese chip…
Apple supplier TSMC’s sales surge 44%
Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue, posting NT$534.1 billion…
Apple supplier TSMC faces chip material price hikes into 2023
Japanese chemicals supplier Showa Denko K.K. – a vital supplier to Apple-supplier TSMC – expects to further raise prices and cut back…
Apple’s M2 Pro, M2 Max, and M3 chips reported to use TSMC’s 3nm process
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) will manufacture Apple’s upcoming “M2 Pro” and “M3” chips based on its advanced 3nm …
Apple supplier TSMC to fabricate ultra-advanced 2nm chips by 2025
Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) says it will begin the production of ultra-advanced 2nm chips by 2025…
Apple’s A16 chip said to stick to 5nm process; M2 will make leap to 3nm
Apple’s chip plans for its upcoming A16 and M2 chips, as well as the “final” variant in the M1 family of chips…
Apple Silicon fab TSMC expected to start 2nm chip production in 2025
TSMC, the fabricator of Apple Silicon chips, is set to make significant enhancements to its chipmaking process when it begins 2nm production…
Apple supplier TSMC’s sales urge with Q1 profit up 45%
Apple supplier TSMC posted a better-than-expected surge in quarterly profit on Thursday and forecast an up to 37% jump in current-quarter…
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’s 4nm M2 chip is on track to launch this year
Apple’s M2 SoC will likely see a launch later this year in an updated family of Macs. It will be fabricated using TSMC’s 4nm process…