Chip Shortage

Taiwan’s TSMC Starts Production of Its Most Advanced Chip Yet

Demand for TSMC's 3-nanometre chip is "very strong", driven by new technologies including 5G and high-performance computing products, TSMC Chairman…

3 months ago

Taiwan Reports Largest Chinese Air Force Incursion Yet

Taiwan assessed China had staged the military "provocation" to express anger at a new US defence authorisation law

3 months ago

TSMC Considering Second Chip Plant in Japan, Lawmaker Says

The Taiwanese company is already building a $8.6 billion chip facility in the country as part of efforts to diversify…

3 months ago

TSMC in Talks To Build Chip Factory in Germany – Nikkei

The new plant in Dresden – TSMC's first in Europe – will capitalise on booming demand from Germany's car sector,…

3 months ago

Taiwan Exports to Shrink, Signal Worsening Global Tech Demand

Taiwan's export orders often arrive two to three months ahead of actual exports as a leading sign of demand for…

3 months ago

US Eases Planned Curbs Against China Chips Over Cost Fears

The move followed pushback from trade groups like the US Chamber of Commerce which argued the measures would not further…

4 months ago

TSMC Not Leaving, Says Taiwan as Arizona Factory Fuels Worry

TSMC announced on Tuesday it would more than triple its planned investment at its Arizona plant to $40 billion

4 months ago

Biden to Visit Taiwan’s $12bn TSMC Chip Plant in Arizona

The US President's visit follows the Taiwanese chipmaker’s move to more than triple its planned investment in the factory to…

4 months ago

Taiwan Mulls More Tax Breaks For Tech R&D to Keep Chips Lead

It is imperative for the island to remain competitive as countries including the United States, Japan and South Korea offer…

5 months ago

ASML Plans $181 Million Chip Centre in South Korea – Nikkei

The move is an effort to bolster ASML's relations with customers like Samsung and SK Hynix in the face of…

5 months ago

Cold War Fears Ease as Xi, Biden Talk in First Meet Since 2017

"We're going to compete vigorously. But I'm not looking for conflict," US President Joe Biden said after meeting Xi on…

5 months ago

US, Japan Chips Alliance Aims to Thwart China Ambitions

The world’s first and third-largest economies say China’s “coercive and retaliatory economic practices” and the war in Ukraine spurred them…

8 months ago