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Taiwan should only produce half of America’s chips, says U.S. Commerce Secretary
A logo of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) displayed on a smartphone screen Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images The Trump administration is pushing Taipei to shift investment and chip production to the U.S. so that half of American demand is manufactured locally, in a move that could have implications for Taiwan’s […]
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Apple takes control of all core chips in iPhone Air with new architecture to prioritize AI
iPhone Air is the big newcomer among Apple’s latest lineup that went on sale Friday, but inside the slim phone’s raised plateau is another new piece of hardware that signals a renewed focus on artificial intelligence. Apple’s custom A19 Pro chip introduces a major architecture change, with neural accelerators added to each GPU core to […]
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Trump administration in damage-control mode after Hyundai immigration raid sparks investment concerns
A protest banner depicting U.S. President Donald Trump at Incheon International Airport in South Korea, on September 12, 2025, after the touchdown of a plane holding hundreds of South Korean workers who were detained as part of a U.S. immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG plant in Georgia. Anthony Wallace | Afp | Getty Images The […]
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Inside Texas Instruments’ $60 billion U.S. megaproject, where Apple will make iPhone chips
When Texas Instruments announced a $60 billion manufacturing megaproject in July, it was a bold bet that companies would want to mass produce foundational microchips on U.S. soil. In August, Apple vowed to do just that. During the same Oval Office press conference where President Donald Trump announced a 100% tariff on chips from companies […]
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Samsung backs South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions ahead of IPO
The Rebel-Quad is the second-generation product from Rebellions and is made up of four Rebel AI chips. Rebellions, a South Korean firm, is looking to rival companies like Nvidia in AI chips. Rebellions South Korean artificial intelligence chip startup Rebellions has raised money from tech giant Samsung and is targeting a funding round of up […]
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India overtakes China in smartphone exports to the U.S. as manufacturing jumps 240%, report shows
Workers assemble smartphones at Dixon Technologies’ Padget Electronics Pvt factory in Uttar Pradesh, India, on Jan. 28, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images India has overtaken China to become the top exporter of smartphones to the U.S., according to research firm Canalys, reflecting the shift in manufacturing supply chain away from Beijing amid tariff-fueled […]
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Samsung Electronics signs $16.5 billion chip-supply contract; shares rise
Samsung signage during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, California, US, on Thursday, March 20, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Samsung Electronics has entered into a $16.5 billion contract for supplying semiconductors, a regulatory filing showed Monday. Samsung shares were up more than 2% in early trading. The South […]
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Samsung launches three new foldable smartphones as it fends off Chinese rivals
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is super thin, measuring just 8.9 millimeters when closed and 4.2 millimeters when unfolded. Ryan Browne | CNBC Samsung on Wednesday launched three new folding smartphones — including thinner top-end devices and a cheaper version of its flip phone — as the tech giant looks to entice buyers to make the […]
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Samsung expects second-quarter profits to more than halve as it struggles to capture AI demand
Samsung signage during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, California, US, on Thursday, March 20, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s Samsung Electronics on Tuesday forecast a 56% fall in profits for the second quarter as the company struggles to capture demand from artificial intelligence chip leader […]
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Chip stocks fall on report U.S. could terminate waivers for Taiwan Semi and others
A motorcycle is seen near a building of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on April 16, 2025. Daniel Ceng | Anadolu | Getty Images Semiconductor stocks declined Friday following a report that the U.S. is weighing measures that would terminate […]
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