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Why Trump's tariff wars may hurt Apple & TSMC's partnership

Although Trump’s tariff plans have targeted several industries, his focus on semiconductors is particularly concerning for Apple. Trump has long pushed for reshoring manufacturing to the US, and his latest comments indicate that he plans to achieve this through tariffs rather than incentives

US blacklists over 24 Chinese tech company over Huawei using TSMC chips in SoC

The US Commerce Department added 25 companies based in China, as well as two in Singapore, to its Entity List. Being placed on this list means that these companies can no longer receive US goods or technology without a special license, which is usually denied

Apple almost ready to switch to in-house Bluetooth and WiFi modem for iPhone, smart home

Apple's custom-designed chips are set to debut in future iPhones and smart home devices, with TSMC taking the reins on production. By designing its own connectivity chips, Apple aims to optimise performance and streamline integration across its ecosystem

TSMC to charge customers more for semicon chips made in fabs outside Taiwan

TSMC is planning to charge more for the chips it makes outside Taiwan. Because of China and a few other domestic reasons, TSMC had to expand its production capacities outside the country. However, tech companies who ask for chips from these new factories will have to pay may

TSMC bags $6.6 billion in Biden's CHIPs Act, will set up three factories in the US State of Arizona

TSMC's factories will create at least 6,000 high-wage tech jobs and at least 20,000 construction jobs in the state, experts believe. Once operational, the factories will produce tens of millions of chips for smartphones, autonomous vehicles, and AI data centre servers

TSMC exploring options to set up highly sophisticated chip fabrication plant in Japan

Taiwan's TSMC is looking to expand outside Taiwan, and plans to set up an advanced silicon packaging capacity in Japan. The semicon giant is looking to set up a chip-on-wafer-on substrate (CoWoS) packaging technology in the country

Foxconn believes revenue may decline in Q1 2024 because of weak demand, slow iPhone sales

Foxconn is preparing itself for a tough time and expects its revenue to decline in the first quarter of 2024, mainly because of weak demand from consumers and slowing iPhone sales

US needs 20 years to become self-reliant in making silicon chips, says NVIDIA's Jensen Huang

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang ruffled some feathers when, in a candid conversation, explained that the US is at least 10-20 years away from becoming an independent chipmaker, and stop relying on Taiwanese and Chinese tech companies

Warren Buffett, other investors are shying away from TSMC, selling their stakes. Here’s why

Veteran investors like Warren Buffett are selling their stakes in Taiwan's TSMC owing to growing tensions between China and the US. The fact that tensions between Taiwan and China are also high, has made the situation worse

EU, the next Taiwan? Suppliers to semicon factories now target Europe, bet big on new-age factories

Chipmakers in Asia are betting big on Europe, and are setting up massive factories across the continent. As a result, suppliers to suppliers to Taiwanese manufacturers are rethinking their strategies and drawing up a new plan focussing on Europe