After Ukraine war, Taiwan’s chip supremacy raises economic stakes
2 years, 8 months ago

After Ukraine war, Taiwan’s chip supremacy raises economic stakes

Al Jazeera  

Island’s importance to global supply chains is under scrutiny amid predictions of an invasion by China in coming years. Taiwan’s vital importance to global supply chains is especially pressing amid growing speculation that China could try to take the self-ruled island, which Beijing considers a renegade province, by force in the coming years. “So the potential impact on Russia’s economy is very severe if the current sanctions coalition can be maintained.” While supply chain disruptions prompted by COVID – not to mention the ongoing great power competition between the US and China – may cause other countries to reevaluate their dependence on Taiwan, analysts question whether TSMC can be replaced in the foreseeable future. “Most countries are not going to come to Taiwan’s defence against an attack from China on account of Taiwanese firms’ role in the semiconductor supply chain,” he said. Taiwan’s annexation would likely also raise major questions about regional security – manufacturers would “need to question if moving capacity to Korea is that safe anyway”, Fuller said.

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Trillion-Dollar Gap Shows Diverging Korea, Taiwan Stock Fortunes
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Trillion-Dollar Gap Shows Diverging Korea, Taiwan Stock Fortunes

Live Mint  

As South Korea descends into political chaos, its equity market risks falling further behind major tech rival Taiwan, which is basking in the glory of the global artificial intelligence boom. “The structural theme of AI is likely to only get extended further, and this means we could see another year of Taiwan outperformance,” said Charu Chanana, chief investment strategist at …

TSMC caught in crossfire of US-China tech war, struggling to maintain neutrality
3 weeks, 6 days ago

TSMC caught in crossfire of US-China tech war, struggling to maintain neutrality

Firstpost  

TSMC’s challenge isn’t just about staying in the US’s good graces. Any misstep could invite intervention from Chinese authorities, risking profits and potentially destabilising the global semiconductor supply chain With giants like Apple and Nvidia on its client list, TSMC has no choice but to comply fully with US investigations. Image Credit: Reuters The escalating tech battle between the US …

Southeast Asia’s Semiconductor Play
1 month ago

Southeast Asia’s Semiconductor Play

The Diplomat  

In September 2009 Temasek Holdings, one of Singapore’s state-run investment funds, divested its 62 percent stake in a company called Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing. Given the existing IC assembly and testing infrastructure, Southeast Asia could be primed to play an important role in de-risking global semiconductor supply chains. From 2018 to 2021, Thailand averaged $10.5 billion in chip exports, about 1 …

Fearing Donald Trump’s sanctions, Chinese AI businesses scramble to stockpile US chips
1 month ago

Fearing Donald Trump’s sanctions, Chinese AI businesses scramble to stockpile US chips

Firstpost  

China’s purchases of American semiconductors soared to $1.11 billion in October, a 60 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. Between January and October, chip imports from the US totalled $9.61 billion Trump’s return to the presidency has reignited concerns in China about expanded sanctions targeting its tech industry. Recent customs data reveals that China’s purchases of …

Taiwan Says TSMC’s US Investments Help with Trade Balance
1 month, 1 week ago

Taiwan Says TSMC’s US Investments Help with Trade Balance

Live Mint  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s tens of billions of dollars of investments in the US help reduce the archipelago’s trade surplus with its primary security partner, a senior Taiwanese official said, as export-reliant economies brace for US President-elect Donald Trump, who is threatening additional tariffs on imports. Taiwan can further cut its surplus in bilateral trade with the US by buying …

When the chips are down: A US-China trade war?
1 month, 1 week ago

When the chips are down: A US-China trade war?

Live Mint  

On Monday, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world’s largest chipmaker, was reportedly stopped from shipping advanced ‘AI’ chips to China’s biggest tech conglomerate, Huawei. Since 2019, Huawei has been on a trade restriction list after the US alleged cyber espionage by the company, as well as its seemingly close ties with China’s government. Last month, a tech strip-down found TSMC’s …

India must cash in on chip war
1 month, 1 week ago

India must cash in on chip war

Hindustan Times  

The US government’s latest directive to TSMC, halting shipments of advanced semiconductors to China, marks a significant escalation in the global chip wars. The US has tightened its grip on advanced chip sales to China, from restricting Nvidia and AMD’s AI chip sales in 2022 to planning additional controls on about 120 Chinese tech firms. The Biden administration’s sustained pressure …

Trump’s tariff bombshell: How a 60% levy on Chinese goods could force Taiwanese firms out of China
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s tariff bombshell: How a 60% levy on Chinese goods could force Taiwanese firms out of China

Live Mint  

With U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of a massive 60% tariff on Chinese imports, Taiwan’s government braces to support its firms as they consider leaving China. As Trump targets Chinese-made goods with hefty tariffs, he’s also calling for 'protection fees' from Taiwan's Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.. With high stakes for the global chip supply, Taiwan's Economics Minister reassures that TSMC’s …

Taiwan Makes the Majority of the World’s Computer Chips. Now It’s Running Out of Electricity
54 years, 11 months ago

Taiwan Makes the Majority of the World’s Computer Chips. Now It’s Running Out of Electricity

Wired  

This story originally appeared on Yale Environment 360 and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Some 50 miles southwest of Taipei, Taiwan’s capital, and strategically located close to a cluster of the island’s top universities, the 3,500-acre Hsinchu Science Park is globally celebrated as the incubator of Taiwan’s most successful technology companies. One of them, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing …

Amid trade war with West, China buys more chipmaking tools than South Korea, Taiwan & US: Report
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Amid trade war with West, China buys more chipmaking tools than South Korea, Taiwan & US: Report

Firstpost  

China has spent a record $25 billion in buying chipmaking equipment so far this year and is expected to spend $50 billion by the end of the year Amid an escalating trade war with the West, China has emerged as the top buyer of chipmaking tools this year, according to a report. Amid such a conflict, the Semiconductor Equipment and …

Trump 'has a lot on his plate', misunderstands Taiwan's chip role, minister says
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump 'has a lot on his plate', misunderstands Taiwan's chip role, minister says

The Hindu  

Former U.S. President Donald Trump "has a lot on his plate" and misunderstands Taiwan's role in the semiconductor industry, possibly because others have misinformed him, the island's Economy Minister Kuo Jyh-huei said on Monday. Trump, the Republic nominee in November's presidential election, unnerved democratically governed Taiwan, which is claimed by China, by saying in July, "Taiwan should pay us for …

Here's why Taiwan is watching the U.S. election closely
4 months, 1 week ago

Here's why Taiwan is watching the U.S. election closely

NPR  

Here's why Taiwan is watching the U.S. election closely toggle caption An Rong Xu/Bloomberg via Getty Images TAIPEI, Taiwan — As the U.S. presidential candidates lay out their visions for the country over the next four years, Taiwan is also pondering what impact American policy will have on its future. Taiwan is looking for security guarantees While the U.S. adheres …

The soldiers of the silicon supply chain are worried
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The soldiers of the silicon supply chain are worried

Live Mint  

There is a wry sense of seen-it-all-before in the crucible of the world’s semiconductor industry. When your columnist took the bullet train to Hsinchu Science Park, home to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s biggest chip producer, on May 24th, China was simulating a military encirclement of Taiwan in waters not far over the horizon. “Since 1996 China has been …

Taiwan stole America’s chip industry according to Trump. But that’s not true
5 months ago

Taiwan stole America’s chip industry according to Trump. But that’s not true

CNN  

Taipei, Taiwan CNN — Former US President Donald Trump raised eyebrows last week when he accused Taiwan of snatching America’s crown in the $500 billion business of making computer chips. “Because of it, TSMC could focus on manufacturing and be very good at it, and more importantly, it could manufacture for multiple different customers, which would let the company scale …

Chip stocks shed $480bn on China trade fears, Trump’s Taiwan comments
5 months, 1 week ago

Chip stocks shed $480bn on China trade fears, Trump’s Taiwan comments

Al Jazeera  

US told allies it is considering using the most severe trade curbs available if companies continue giving Beijing access to advanced semiconductor technology. Wall Street’s semiconductor index lost over $480bn in stock market value on Wednesday and headed for its worst session since 2022 after a report said Washington was mulling tighter curbs on exports of advanced semiconductor technology to …

Asia’s chip giants hustle to maintain their edge over the US
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Asia’s chip giants hustle to maintain their edge over the US

Live Mint  

In a series of articles this week, Wall Street Journal reporters from around the world go inside the escalating global chip battle. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., commonly known as TMSC, is expected next year to introduce the world’s smallest but most powerful chip in Taiwan—the type of breakthrough needed for cutting-edge artificial intelligence and smartphones. In May, South Korea’s government …

China sanctions US firms over arms sales to Taiwan
7 months ago

China sanctions US firms over arms sales to Taiwan

Hindustan Times  

China said Monday it would sanction three US defence companies over their sales of arms to Taiwan, as the self-ruled island inaugurated a new president. Chinese President Xi Jinping US firms General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, General Dynamics Land Systems, and Boeing Defense, Space & Security will be added to Beijing's list of "unreliable entities", the country's commerce ministry said. "They …

Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major shift away from Beijing
7 months, 1 week ago

Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major shift away from Beijing

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Whether it’s tapioca balls or computer chips, Taiwan is stretching toward the United States and away from China — the world’s No. In a stark illustration of the shift, the U.S. displaced mainland China as the top destination for Taiwan’s exports in the first quarter of the year for the first time since the start of 2016, when …

Biden announces another huge deal with Taiwan-based semiconductor manufacturer; how will it benefit US?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden announces another huge deal with Taiwan-based semiconductor manufacturer; how will it benefit US?

Hindustan Times  

Amid escalating tension between China and the US, President Joe Biden announced a multi-million-dollar deal with a Taiwan-based semiconductor manufacturer to bolster America's chip manufacturing. Biden hails historic progress as TSMC set to build third chip factory in Phoenix In addition to allowing a third chip facility in Phoenix, the investment will "support the manufacturing of leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing facilities …

Japanese leader visits new chip factory, stressing ties with Taiwan and support for key technology
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Japanese leader visits new chip factory, stressing ties with Taiwan and support for key technology

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited a new semiconductor plant for which his government has pledged more than 1 trillion yen of support to secure a steady supply of chips on Saturday. The new plant on the southwestern island of Kyushu, majority owned by the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., is the Taiwanese semiconductor giant’s first in Japan. Japanese …

Chipmaking Hub Taiwan to be Hit by Power-Price Hikes From April
9 months ago

Chipmaking Hub Taiwan to be Hit by Power-Price Hikes From April

Hindustan Times  

Chipmaking hub Taiwan will be hit by higher electricity rates starting April 1, a move that’s set to impact large industrial users the most and will likely spur inflation. HT Image Internet data centers and large scale industrial users, which include the likes of chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., will see their power tariffs jump by between 15% and …

Taiwan companies should help promote peaceful cross-Strait relations, mainland says
1 year, 1 month ago

Taiwan companies should help promote peaceful cross-Strait relations, mainland says

China Daily  

The Taipei 101 skyscraper commands the urban landscape in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan enterprises should fulfill their social responsibilities and play an active role in promoting the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations, the Chinese mainland's Taiwan affairs authority said on Wednesday as probes of Foxconn Technology Group, a major electronics manufacturing contractor, are being conducted. Responding to the island's Democratic Progressive …

Taiwan probes firms suspected of selling chip equipment to China’s Huawei despite US sanctions
1 year, 2 months ago

Taiwan probes firms suspected of selling chip equipment to China’s Huawei despite US sanctions

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Taiwan authorities are investigating four Taiwan-based companies suspected of helping China’s Huawei Technologies to build semiconductor facilities. Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua said Friday that the investigation will determine if the companies have violated regulations prohibiting sales of sensitive technologies and equipment to China. They said semiconductor material reseller Topco Scientific Co.; cleanroom constructor L&K Engineering …

Taiwan probes firms suspected of selling chip equipment to China's Huawei despite US sanctions
1 year, 2 months ago

Taiwan probes firms suspected of selling chip equipment to China's Huawei despite US sanctions

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Taiwan authorities are investigating four …

Taiwan probes four firms accused of helping China's Huawei
1 year, 2 months ago

Taiwan probes four firms accused of helping China's Huawei

The Hindu  

Taiwan's government has opened an investigation into four companies named in a media report as conducting business with firms linked to U.S.-sanctioned Huawei in China, and is considering tighter rules on key technologies. Taiwan Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua said the ministry would be looking into whether the firms' activities in China "matched up" with their initial investment approval from the …

TSMC's dilemma shows 'chip war' has no winner
1 year, 4 months ago

TSMC's dilemma shows 'chip war' has no winner

China Daily  

Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken Feb 25, 2022. In his latest interview with The New York Times, TSMC chairman Mark Liu admitted that his company's unit that moved to the United States had encountered problems, such as higher construction costs and rifts between TSMC and local workers. When reports …

The chips are down: Inside India’s technicoloured semi-conductor dreams
1 year, 5 months ago

The chips are down: Inside India’s technicoloured semi-conductor dreams

Hindustan Times  

Silicon chips and semiconductors, terms often used interchangeably, are actually distinct things. “The number of car-mounted semiconductor devices has been increasing steadily, particularly for future ADAS or Advanced Driver Assistance Systems,” is how Hitachi’s semiconductor knowledgebase describes the changes unfolding. Research firm Deloitte’s ‘TMT Predictions Report’ 2023 – India Chapter’ report released in February, estimates the Indian semiconductor market to …

Leading Taiwanese firms looking at relocating to India
1 year, 5 months ago

Leading Taiwanese firms looking at relocating to India

The Hindu  

Leading Taiwanese technology firms are looking at relocating their manufacturing bases to India to bring down their exposure to the Chinese market, top policymakers in the Taiwan government have said, amid the self-governed island’s increasingly tense relations with China. Kristy Tsun-tzu Hsu, the director at premier policy think-tank Taiwan ASEAN Studies Center at Chung-Hua Institution of Economic Research, described India …

Taiwan, which produces 70% of the world's semiconductors, 'desperately' appetite to sign FTA with India
1 year, 5 months ago

Taiwan, which produces 70% of the world's semiconductors, 'desperately' appetite to sign FTA with India

India TV News  

Taiwan has an "enormous appetite" to expand ties with India and firming up the proposed free trade agreement between the two sides will be a "big encouragement" for Taiwanese companies to set up manufacturing bases in India, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu has said. In an interaction with an international media group, he said an FTA between India and …

TSMC’s Taiwan factory plans have not changed, says minister
1 year, 8 months ago

TSMC’s Taiwan factory plans have not changed, says minister

Al Jazeera  

Economy minister says investment still going ahead after report that semiconductor giant is slowing expansion plans. Taiwan’s TSMC has not changed the investment plan for its new chip factory in the island’s southern city of Kaohsiung, Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua has said, responding to a media report of the chipmaker slowing down expansion at home. “TSMC investing in Taiwan, investing …

Tech companies continue to abandon China. Here’s why its good news for India, Mexico and Vietnam
1 year, 8 months ago

Tech companies continue to abandon China. Here’s why its good news for India, Mexico and Vietnam

Firstpost  

Tech companies across the world have come to realise that the business model of production in China and exporting abroad can be a precarious and unsustainable proposition. Also read: Apple continues to ditch China: Foxconn leases new site in Vietnam for new Apple factory Apple’s China +1 policy is being adopted everywhere Apple, one of the biggest tech companies operating …

I Saw the Face of God in a Semiconductor Factory
1 year, 9 months ago

I Saw the Face of God in a Semiconductor Factory

Wired  

I arrive in Taiwan brooding morbidly on the fate of democracy. The company also has the world’s biggest logic chip manufacturing capacity and produces, by one analysis, a staggering 92 percent of the world’s most avant-garde chips—the ones inside the nuclear weapons, planes, submarines, and hypersonic missiles on which the international balance of hard power is predicated. So as not …

Taiwan chip pioneer warns U.S. plans will boost costs
1 year, 9 months ago

Taiwan chip pioneer warns U.S. plans will boost costs

The Hindu  

U.S. government efforts to shift production of processor chips from Asia to the United States will double their cost and slow the spread of their use in phones, cars and other products, the billionaire founder of the global industry’s biggest manufacturer warned Thursday. Morris Chang of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. said he supports U.S. efforts to slow China’s development of …

Taiwan chip pioneer warns US plans will boost costs
1 year, 9 months ago

Taiwan chip pioneer warns US plans will boost costs

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — U.S. government efforts to shift production of processor chips from Asia to the United States will double their cost and slow the spread of their use in phones, cars and other products, the billionaire founder of the global industry’s biggest manufacturer warned Thursday. Morris Chang of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. said he supports U.S. efforts to slow …

Taiwan speaker pays visit to US, says ‘defending island from China important’
1 year, 10 months ago

Taiwan speaker pays visit to US, says ‘defending island from China important’

Live Mint  

The speaker of Taiwan's parliament during a forum for international religious freedom in Washington on Wednesday stressed the importance of defending the island's democracy in the face of pressure from China. Speaking through a translator, You said about 50% of global shipping used the Taiwan Strait between the island and China, "so it has very important economic significance for the …

The AP Interview: Envoy says Taiwan learns from Ukraine war
1 year, 11 months ago

The AP Interview: Envoy says Taiwan learns from Ukraine war

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Taiwan has learned important lessons from Ukraine’s war that would help it deter any attack by China or defend itself if invaded, the self-ruled island’s top envoy to the U.S. said in an interview Friday with The Associated Press. U.S. administrations for decades have maintained a policy of leaving unsaid whether the U.S. military would come to Taiwan’s …

Taiwan chipmaker TSMC says quarterly profit up 78%
1 year, 11 months ago

Taiwan chipmaker TSMC says quarterly profit up 78%

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for smartphones and other products, said Thursday its quarterly profit rose 78% over a year earlier but forecast weak demand this year. Revenue for the final quarter of 2022 rose 42.8% over a year earlier to 625.5 billion New Taiwan dollars, the company announced. TSMC announced …

‘Chip industry not ready for geopolitical shock’
2 years ago

‘Chip industry not ready for geopolitical shock’

The Hindu  

The semiconductor is among the few inventions that has fundamentally changed our civilisation. In the last seven decades, the microchip industry has enabled devices to get smarter, process large amount of data, run multiple tasks, and enhance missile system’s strike capabilities. Miller spoke to The Hindu’s John Xavier on semiconductors, government policies to support chip-making locally, the complexity of global …

First Principles | How the chips fall in the battle for semiconductors
2 years ago

First Principles | How the chips fall in the battle for semiconductors

Hindustan Times  

“Wrap your head around this,” says Pankaj Jain over the phone, “over 80% of chips designers are Indian.” While this good news comes from an informal conversation with the New York-based founder and managing partner of Saka Ventures, it throws up some questions as well. What makes this battle for semiconductors more compelling still is that the world’s semiconductor headquarters …

Taiwan’s APEC envoy at the center of processor chip tension
2 years, 1 month ago

Taiwan’s APEC envoy at the center of processor chip tension

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s envoy to a gathering of Asia-Pacific leaders is the 91-year-old billionaire founder of a computer chip manufacturing giant that operated behind the scenes for decades before being thrust into the center of U.S.-Chinese tension over technology and security. Morris Chang’s hybrid role highlights the clash between Taiwan’s status as one of China’s top tech suppliers and …

China warns Taiwan of opposition after Lithuania chip plan
2 years, 1 month ago

China warns Taiwan of opposition after Lithuania chip plan

The Hindu  

China has vowed resolute opposition to any efforts by Taiwan to collude with external forces and pursue independence, a spokesman of its foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The remarks came in response to a query about a plan announced this week by the self-ruled island to invest more than 10 million euros towards chip production in Lithuania. Tension in the …

Are Taiwanese chip firms decoupling from China? | Today’s Cache
2 years, 1 month ago

Are Taiwanese chip firms decoupling from China? | Today’s Cache

The Hindu  

The U.S. has been stifling China’s advances in building technology using American intellectual property. Caught between the two countries are Taiwanese chip firms as both China and the U.S. are keen to curry favour with companies that count major technology firms like Apple, Nvidia and Qualcomm as their customers. Despite large-scale investments in the U.S. by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company …

How Xi sacrificed China’s future in pursuit of total power
2 years, 1 month ago

How Xi sacrificed China’s future in pursuit of total power

The Telegraph  

The island, which drives just 1pc of global economic output, punches well above its weight because it’s cornered a large share of the market. “It hasn’t increased at all, despite all the money Beijing has spent trying to lure Taiwanese engineers to come over to China to help them,” says Gareth Leather, senior Asia economist at the consultancy. “If there …

India must dominate the game of chips – through its human resources
2 years, 2 months ago

India must dominate the game of chips – through its human resources

Live Mint  

Washington’s wide-ranging sanctions on China’s semiconductor industry will go far in containing the US’s geopolitical rival. India must have the baseline capability to produce advanced semiconductors on its own soil, not only to serve national security requirements but also equip its talent pool with the skills needed to master the entire semiconductor industry cycle. India’s goal should be to use …

Taiwan and U.S. tensions with China pose 'serious' challenges for chip industry
2 years, 2 months ago

Taiwan and U.S. tensions with China pose 'serious' challenges for chip industry

The Hindu  

Rising Taiwan-China and U.S.-China tensions have brought "more serious" challenges for the semiconductor industry, the chairman of Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC said on Wednesday. Speaking at the Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association's annual convention, TSMC Chairman Mark Liu said: "The U.S.-China trade conflict and the escalation of cross-Strait tensions have brought more serious challenges to all industries, including the semiconductor industry." In …

Beyond The Lines | Why Xi Jinping wants the chip? Tech it up, when chips are down
2 years, 2 months ago

Beyond The Lines | Why Xi Jinping wants the chip? Tech it up, when chips are down

Firstpost  

The Chinese economy — including its strategic economy — is so dependent on Taiwan that its missiles, cyber capability, technology-integrated weapon systems, its tech sector would have been swiftly dismantled in the event of an attack on Taiwan In August this year, a plane carrying Nancy Pelosi, the US House Speaker, touched down in Taipei. Suspicious America chips away For …

Taiwan chipmaker TSMC says quarterly profit $8.8 billion
2 years, 2 months ago

Taiwan chipmaker TSMC says quarterly profit $8.8 billion

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for smartphones and other products, said Thursday that its quarterly profit rose 79.7% over a year earlier to a record $8.8 billion amid surging demand. The American Embassy in Beijing didn’t immediately respond to a question about whether TSMC had received an exemption that might allow …

If Taiwan is safe, chip supply chains will be secure, says Taiwan minister Wang Mei-Hua
2 years, 2 months ago

If Taiwan is safe, chip supply chains will be secure, says Taiwan minister Wang Mei-Hua

The Hindu  

Taiwanese Minister for Economic Affairs Wang Mei-Hua said on a visit to the United States on Tuesday that if Taiwan remains safe, global supply chains of vital semiconductors would also be secure. Wang also cited U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken as saying that if anything were to happen to Taiwan the impact on the global economy would be "devastating." …

China lashes out at latest U.S. export controls on chips
2 years, 2 months ago

China lashes out at latest U.S. export controls on chips

The Hindu  

China on Saturday criticized the latest U.S. decision to tighten export controls that would make it harder for China to obtain and manufacture advanced computing chips, calling it a violation of international economic and trade rules that will “isolate and backfire” on the U.S. “Out of the need to maintain its sci-tech hegemony, the U.S. abuses export control measures to …

Taiwan signals its chip firms will follow new U.S. rules on China
2 years, 2 months ago

Taiwan signals its chip firms will follow new U.S. rules on China

The Hindu  

Taiwanese semiconductor companies attach "great importance" to complying with the law, the island's government said on Saturday, signalling they would comply with new U.S. export controls that aim to hobble China's chip industry. Taiwan, a major chip producer, is home to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major supplier to companies including Apple Inc. "Taiwan's …

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