Vice-presidential candidates clashed with one blaming the ruling DPP for provoking Beijing and forcing the chip giant to invest overseas

Tokyo has been offering significant subsidies to domestic and foreign chipmakers to rebuild its semiconductor industry

TSMC said the US had advised it to apply for a "validated end-user" authorisation, which would serve as a permanent authorisation for its China operations

The world's largest contract chipmaker, TSMC, was given a one-year waiver for its factory in Nanjing, China, but is now looking for an indefinite extension

The world's biggest contract chipmaker is reportedly concerned about the sales of mobile phone, laptop, industrial and auto chips

The Taiwanese chip giant is considering setting up a second fab in Japan, and adding capacity to an $8.6 billion plant already under construction in the country

TSMC has previously blamed a "lack" of skilled workers for the slow pace of the fab's construction and also lobbied to bring more Taiwanese workers to help finish work the site

US unions have called on lawmakers not to grant visas to Taiwanese workers TSMC wants to bring in to get their Arizona plant back on track

The factory in Saxony, which will see auto parts maker Bosch and semiconductor makers Infineon and NXP each own 10% of the plant, is planned to open in 2027

The world's largest contract chipmaker said last week it was unable to fulfil customer demand driven by the surge in AI services

The new Arizona chip factory is due to be up and running by next year and a second fab making the most advanced chips set to start production in 2026

A government fund will buy JSR for $6.4bn in the latest move to boost the country’s chip industry which has also seen deals with TSMC and Samsung