The New York Times recently published a piece expressing concern about the delay in the start of chip fabrication and sale at TSMC's Fab 21 in Arizona, despite the project being announced four years ago
Since late July, there have been numerous speculations in the market that Nvidia's new generation Blackwell series roadmap has been adjusted. Reports suggest that the B100 models will be phased out, while the B200A will be launched as a degraded version. The B200 and GB200 releases will reportedly be postponed by one quarter
Intel's recent announcement to cut 15% of its workforce (approximately 15,000 employees) and reduce capital expenditures to save US$10 billion may undermine its goal of reclaiming leadership in the semiconductor industry
American voters are set to decide their new president in November. One of the major powers of the US president is the ability to alter the direction of federal agencies with a few executive orders and appointments, and these alterations can have major impacts on tech companies
In recent weeks, the shooting incident involving Donald Trump, combined with President Joe Biden's gaffe that raised public concerns about his cognitive health, led to Biden announcing he would not seek re-election and would support Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate
With Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) proposing its Foundry 2.0 model, some industry experts compare it with Intel's IDM 2.0. However, the challenges Intel faces today also reflect the inconvenient truth: everyone sees the benefit of market competition by having Intel compete with TSMC in providing foundry services, but are they truly competing
With Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) chairman C. C. Wei promising to carry through overseas expansion plans regardless of the next US President, those securing TSMC's production capacities in its Arizona fab will gain some peace of mind amid uncertainties of a renewed tariff war threatened by Donald Trump
The SK Group views EV-related businesses as a key growth area for the future, which is why its battery subsidiary SK On invested over KRW20 trillion (US$14.5 billion) to expand its global production sites
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, claimed that Taiwan had taken 100% of the chip business from the US without giving anything in return. He also reiterated his belief that Taiwan should pay for defense and protection from the United States. However, a closer look reveals several misconceptions in Trump's statements regarding the US-China chip war
Generative AI continues to fuel global server business potential spreading like wildfire. Taiwanese manufacturers dominate the global AI server assembly industry, representing as much as 90% of it. This is due to their exceptional skills in server design, research and development, and contract manufacturing. Taiwan is the primary recipient of this market dominance
China's aggressive automotive exports caught the world's attention, hitting a record high in the first half of 2024 but starting to slow down after tariffs imposed by Europe and the United States. However, few have noticed that China's semiconductor exports growth and dollar amount during the first half of the year both exceeded that of automotive exports
