Work on TSMC's second plant in Kumamoto will begin late this year. Its factories will have a monthly capacity of over 100,000 12-inch wafers for auto, industrial, consumer and high performance-related uses

The 5nm tech will be used to produce chips for Huawei's new smartphones, and, if successful, could also be used for its AI chips

Chinese tech giant has been forced to prioritize AI chips over production of chips for its premium Mate 60 smartphones, sources say, as they are made at the same facility

The Taiwanese tech outfit’s chairman Liu Young-way also said geopolitical problems will affect consumer demand

Tokyo is worried after Trump defended his relationship with China's Xi Jinping last time out, and even sought a nuclear deal with North Korea

A research body linked to a New York university has accused a JSR subsidiary of commercialising its technology without permission. JSR makes photoresists, which are chemicals used in chipmaking

Tension between Beijing and Washington continued to be the top concern, aside from China's regulatory inconsistencies and increasing labour costs

Provincial-level governments in China are mounted with $13 trillion of debt but also account for about two-thirds of the country's science and technology expenditure

The new H20 chip, made for China's AI market, has less power than 2 chips banned late last year, but is still seen as having a key advantage over Huawei's Ascend 910B

The US commerce secretary raised concerns about the data collected by Chinese EVs in a chat alongside EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager

The auto firm has been beset by test certification issues and this week it was forced to urge the recall of 50,000 older US models over faulty air bag fears

A multitude of factors such as social stability and impacts on the property market will be at play when Chinese courts decide on whether to accept the Hong Kong court's ruling on the debt-laden developer