Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd explored building a semiconductor factory in Singapore to help address a global supply shortage, the Wall Street Journal reports. TSMC studied the feasibility of production lines that would make 7- to 28-nanometer chips widely used in cars, smartphones, and other devices. The cost would run into the billions of dollars. The…
South Korea’s Semiconductor Market Share Weakens, Samsung’s Leadership Called Into Question
April 30, 2022
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A recent South Korean study shows the country’s semiconductor market share in China shrunk 5.5 percent compared to 2018, citing the effect of U.S. sanctions on China. According to the Yonhap News Agency, the study was conducted by the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), an economic association for domestic industries in South Korea. It analyzed…
Taiwan’s TSMC Raises $3.5 Billion in Bonds for New US Plant
April 21, 2022
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TAIPEI—Taiwanese chip firm TSMC has raised $3.5 billon in bonds for its new plant in the U.S. state of Arizona, according to a term sheet. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., a major Apple Inc supplier and the world’s largest contract chip-maker, started construction last year at the Arizona site where it plans to spend $12…
Taiwan Joins Quantum Computing Race, Establishes National R&D Team
March 27, 2022
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Taiwan recently unveiled a national team dedicated to quantum computing R&D, taking advantage of the island’s advanced semiconductor industry. An announcement was made about the initiative involving 17 research groups on March 16 by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), the national research institute Academia Sinica, and the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), reported…
TSMC: The World’s Most Sought After Company
New Analysis The electronic chip shortage crisis has disrupted supply chain security and industrial activities worldwide. Amid a global semiconductor race, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s top chipmaker, has become the company that is most invited to set up factories in many advanced economies. Since 2020, the semiconductor shortage has led to the…
TSMC Will Follow Export Control Rules on Russia
February 26, 2022
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Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. expressed its commitment to Taiwan’s new export control rules, Reuters reports. Taiwan’s government said it would join international sanctions on Russia. “The company also has a rigorous export control system in place, including a robust assessment and review process to ensure export control restrictions are followed.” Taiwan has joined Japan and…
Taiwan Will Impose Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Invasion
February 25, 2022
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—The Taiwanese government on Feb. 25 announced that it will impose economic sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement issued on Friday, said the Russian invasion has “jeopardized regional and global peace and stability” and posed “the most serious threat and challenge to the rules-based…
Experts Warn of Vulnerabilities in US-led Efforts to Decouple from China
New Analysis Over the past three years, more tech companies around the globe are aligning with U.S. efforts to decouple from China—a campaign to cut China out of the high-tech supply chain started by the Trump administration. At a Feb. 11 press conference, the White House outlined its Indo-Pacific Strategy, and highlighted the Biden administration’s core…
Taiwan, With Eye on China, to Boost Protection for Its Semiconductor Secrets
February 18, 2022
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TAIPEI—Taiwan’s government proposed on Thursday a new law to prevent China from stealing its chip technology, amid rising concern in Taipei that Beijing is stepping up its economic espionage. Tech powerhouse Taiwan makes the majority of the world’s most advanced semiconductor chips, used in everything from fighter jets to mobile phones, and the government has…
TSMC Looks to Expand Japan Chip Plant; DENSO Acquires Stake
DENSO Corporation will acquire a minority stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd’s Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, Inc for $0.35 billion. The investment will increase DENSO’s stake to over 10 percent. TSMC said that the chip plant it is building in Japan with Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation would expand, with an extra $1.6 billion in spending, Reuters reports. Construction of…
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