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How Taiwan came to dominate the global chip industry

One firm, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), produces more than 90% of the world’s most advanced semiconductor chips. These chips are essential for smartphones, artificial intelligence, high-performance computing and cutting-edge military systems.

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Nvidia's Jensen Huang confirms he was once asked to become chief executive of TSMC: 'I declined it... it's an unbelievable offer, but I simply couldn't take it'

It certainly hasn't stopped him from waxing lyrical about his relationship with the chipmaking titan.

PC Gamer

Jensen Huang says Nvidia has dethroned Apple as TSMC’s largest customer — rumor suggests that the chip fab is increasing its prices for Cupertino

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang confirmed in a podcast that his company has overtaken Apple as TSMC's biggest customer, once again becoming its top client after more than 20 years.

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TSMC Legend Morris Chang Once Branded Former Intel CEO 'Rude' Over 'Taiwan Is Not A Stable Place' — Today, Intel Struggles In The AI Landscape

Intel Corp's (NASDAQ:INTC) relationship with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE:TSM) soured years back — and it all traces back to comments that left TSMC's legendary founder unimpressed.

Benzinga

New Intel CEO is looking 'for partnership with the industry leader to build purpose-built silicon' for AI, but is he talking about making chips with Nvidia or for OpenAI?

Lip-Bu Tan also says he hooked up with TSMC to talk about a possible collab'.

PC Gamer

TSMC founder says Tim Cook told him in 2011 that Intel did not know how to be a foundry

Founder of TSMC remembers how his company managed to land a supply contract with Apple.

Tom’s Hardware

TSMC founder says Intel has neither a strategy nor a CEO

Founder of TSMC criticizes Intel for not developing a sophisticated strategy for AI and instead focusing on becoming a foundry

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Was Offered CEO Role At Rival Company In 2013: 'I Already Have A Job'

The success of Nvidia in recent years could have been much different if co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang took a job he was offered in 2013.

Benzinga

Both Trump and Biden expected to attend TSMC's Arizona fab grand opening ceremony — Fab 21 opens in December

High-ranking U.S. politicians and Morris Chang will attend the TSMC's Fab 21 opening ceremony in Arizona in early December.

Tom’s Hardware

TSMC founder once asked Nvidia CEO Jensen to be TSMC's CEO — upcoming Morris Chang biography shares the details

Morris Chang once asked Nvidia's Jensen Huang whether he was interested in becoming CEO of TSMC, but he was not, according to the new biography of TSMC founder.

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Taiwan's Semiconductor Success Story

Learn how Taiwan's semiconductor success is driven by innovation, strategic planning, and investment, not theft. Explore TSMC's dominance in chip manufactu...

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Semiconductor legends take a stroll in a Taiwanese night market — Nvidia, TSMC, MediaTek, and Quanta heads seen eating dinner

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, TSMC founder Morris Chang, MediaTek head Rick Tsai, and Quanta chief Barry Lam was seen having dinner at a public night market with renowned architect Kris Yao.

Tom’s Hardware

TSMC's labor practices draw serious concern in Arizona — the company's new chip plant allegedly plagued by worker abuses

Chip manufacturer TSMC's new expansion into Phoenix has been plagued with worker rights abuses, thanks to a culture of furious overworking taken from its Taiwan plants.

Tom’s Hardware

Taiwan's TSMC Founder Morris Chang Receives Medal Of Honour

Known as the "godfather" of the island's chip industry, Morris Chang founded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company three decades ago, building it into a multi-billion-dollar company that today is a leader in making the microchips that power everything from smartphones to AI technology.

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Taiwan's participation at APEC forum offers a rare chance to break China's bonds

Taiwan will take part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in San Francisco this week, a rare opportunity for the self-governing island democracy of 23 million people and its high-tech economy to break the diplomatic embargo on it imposed by authoritarian China

The Guardian - US

‘They would not listen to us’: inside Arizona’s troubled chip plant

Taiwanese microchip manufacturer TSMC blames struggle to build Phoenix plant on skilled labor shortage but workers cite disorganization and safety concerns

Fortune

TSMC claims it can’t find enough skilled workers to get its Arizona chip plants ready in time, delaying mass production to 2025

TSMC may have to fly in engineeers from Taiwan to help build its Arizona plant, TSMC chairman Mark Liu complained on Thursday.

The Independent UK

China curbs exports of key computer materials as state media accuses West of starting ‘chip war’

Chinese state media says US is abusing export control measures to ‘maintain its hegemony’

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The microchip industry would implode if China invaded Taiwan, and it would affect everyone

A conflict between the US and China over computer chips – or semiconductors – has been escalating in recent months. In particular, the US has taken steps to limit China’s access to advanced chip technology amid heightened international competition in the area.

Bangkok Post

How US should support Taiwan

The stern warnings issued by China ahead of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's tour of the US and Central America have highlighted the threat that intensifying Chinese pressure poses to the island's security and stability. But the warnings also underscored the degree to which the US efforts to "on-shore" semiconductor manufacturing…

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IT pioneer Gordon Moore dies at 94

SAN FRANCISCO: Intel Corp co-founder Gordon Moore, a pioneer in the semiconductor industry whose “Moore’s Law” predicted a steady rise in computing power for decades, died on Friday at the age of 94, the company announced.

The Independent UK

Taiwan chip pioneer warns US plans will boost costs

The founder of the processor chip industry's biggest manufacturer is warning that U.S. government efforts to move production from Asia to the United States will as much as double their cost

Reason

Politicians Use Subsidies To Squeeze Semiconductor Manufacturers

When politicians manipulate industry, the public pays the price.

Fortune

How TSMC convinced Apple to ditch Samsung

In 2011, Apple needed to find a replacement for its contract chip manufacturer—rival smartphone maker, Samsung.

Al Jazeera

US waged war on China’s chips; S Korea, Taiwan felt the fallout

Washington’s bid for self-sufficiency in semiconductors is complicating relations with its tech-savvy partners in Asia.

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