The new US plant of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is unlikely to get the most advanced chip technology before factories in Taiwan owing to complex compliance issues, local construction regulations and various permitting requirements, the company’s chief executive said. TSMC chairman and chief executive C C Wei said building the new factory in Arizona … Read more
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) ended its relationship with PowerAIR, a low-key Singaporean firm, following a client check triggered by the discovery of a TSMC chip in a Huawei Technologies artificial intelligence (AI) processor, three sources said. PowerAIR is the second known company singled out for possible involvement in the Huawei case. TSMC last year … Read more
The US government may unveil new restrictions targeting China’s black-market trade in advanced chips during the last week that President Joe Biden is in the White House, according to sources familiar with the matter. The South China Morning Post reported earlier that Washington plans to issue a new rule by the end of December 2024 … Read more
Xi said China had made remarkable scientific progress in areas ranging from space to deep sea exploration. But he said the capacity for “original innovation” was relatively weak, some core technologies were constrained by other countries, and there was a skills shortage. “We must have a greater sense of urgency,” he said. “We must step … Read more
The world’s largest independent contract chip manufacturer, which supplies 90 per cent of the world’s most advanced semiconductors to technology giants like Apple and Nvidia, restarted operations within 10 hours after work was suspended because of the worst earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years. There were at least nine fatalities and more than 1,000 … Read more
