Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
Government’s Intel intervention is ‘essential’ for national security, tech analyst says
A government intervention in struggling chipmaker Intel is “essential” for the sake of national security, analyst Gil Luria said Friday, following a report that the Trump administration is weighing taking a stake in the company. “We’re all capitalists,” Luria, head of technology research at D.A. Davidson, said in an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “We […]
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How Tim Cook convinced Trump to drop made-in-USA iPhone — for now
WASHINGTON, DC August 6: US President Donald Trump shakes hands with CEO of Apple Tim Cook during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday August 6, 2025. Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump has made clear that he wants Apple to make iPhones in […]
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What the world’s biggest chipmakers are doing to stave off Trump’s tariffs
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with CEO of Apple Tim Cook in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday August 6, 2025. Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed 100% tariffs on the import of semiconductors has brought major chip names into the […]
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World’s largest chipmaker TSMC says it has discovered potential trade secret leaks
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 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said on Tuesday that it had detected “unauthorized activities” that lead to […]
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Apple opens manufacturing academy in Detroit as Trump ramps up pressure to invest in U.S.
US President Donald Trump (R) and Apple CEO Tim Cook (2nd L), with Senior Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump (L) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, tour the Flextronics computer manufacturing facility where Apple’s Mac Pros are assembled in Austin, Texas, on November 20, 2019. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Faced with intensifying […]
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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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Nvidia orders 300,000 H20 chips from TSMC due to robust China demand, Reuters reports
Nvidia placed orders for 300,000 H20 chipsets with contract manufacturer TSMC last week. Chesnot | Getty Images Nvidia placed orders for 300,000 H20 chipsets with contract manufacturer TSMC last week, two sources said, with one of them adding that strong Chinese demand had led the U.S. firm to change its mind about just relying on its existing stockpile. The Trump administration this month allowed Nvidia to resume sales of H20 graphics processing units […]
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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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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Lucid Group, Elevance Health, Albemarle, PepsiCo & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Steven Madden — The fashion footwear company jumped more than 5% after Citi upgraded the stock to buy from neutral. The Wall Street firm said the market is underappreciating the acquisition of UK-based Kurt Geiger, while a favorable shift towards dress shoes and away from sneakers […]
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Taiwan Semi is speeding up U.S. chip production due to demand, CEO says
Signage for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) at it’s fabrication plant in Phoenix, Arizona, US, on Monday, March 3, 2025. Rebecca Noble | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company CEO C.C. Wei on Thursday said the company is seeing “strong interest” from its leading U.S. customers and is working to speed up its […]
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