The world’s largest chip-maker—the Taiwan-based TSMC—is tripling its investment in Arizona. The chip giant plans to build two plants worth a total of $40 billion. To discuss this historic investment, we spoke to the president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, Chris Camacho.
President Joe Biden visited a new semiconductor plant in Arizona on Dec. 6 as part of an effort to reestablish the United States as a world leader in advanced chip manufacturing. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TMSC), the Taiwanese chipmaker that runs the plant, announced that it plans to triple its planned investment in the […]
TAIPEI—Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC is planning to produce chips with advanced 3-nanometre technology at its new factory in the U.S. state of Arizona but the plans are not completely finalized yet, the company’s founder Morris Chang said on Monday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd. (TSMC), a major Apple Inc. supplier and the world’s largest contract chipmaker, […]
Disney CEO Bob Chapek has been replaced by former CEO Bob Iger. It happened so suddenly, Iger himself says he’s amazed. A family-friendly competitor that has Disney in its sights scored big at the box office this past weekend. We talk to Angel Studios about the premiere of “The Chosen” season 3. U.S. companies like Apple will soon […]
Warren Buffett seems to be offloading his Chinese investments. The top investor has sold some of Berkshire Hathaway’s stock in a Chinese car company. To replace them, he purchased stock from a Taiwanese manufacturer.
Washington’s sweeping technology restrictions limit selling semiconductor technology to China, but several major microchip makers, including Intel, say they’re still able to send chips to China because they’ve gotten exemptions.
TAIPEI, Taiwan—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has left Taiwan for South Korea after spending about 19 hours on the island. Despite her brief trip, Pelosi became the most senior U.S. official to visit the self-ruled island in 25 years. Pelosi left at around 6 p.m. local time on Aug. 3. Before she left, she met with Mark […]
The United States is losing ground in its backyard—Latin America—while China has been busy making major inroads there, through its checkbook. We look at how the dynamics have shifted, ahead of a meeting between President Joe Biden and other world leaders. What would China do if it’s preparing for a war with Taiwan? A top […]
A top Chinese economist proposes taking over TSMC, the Taiwanese company that makes over 90 percent of the world’s advanced semiconductors. What would that look like? Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is saying inflation is our number one economic problem right now. Elon Musk says China’s population could decrease by 40 percent and see a “population […]
