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Consumer Tech News (Nov 24-28): Lawmakers Target Meta Over Alleged Fraudulent Ads, U.S. Pushes Taiwan To Boost Chipmaking Investment In America & More

Chinese President Xi Jinping highlighted the ongoing progress in U.S.-China trade ties after a phone call with President Donald Trump. This comes after it was reported that Washington is considering allowing Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) to resume AI chip sales to China.

Options Corner: Taiwan Semiconductor's Trade Secret Dispute With Intel Presents A Contrarian Opportunity

Options Corner: Taiwan Semiconductor's Trade Secret Dispute With Intel Presents A Contrarian Opportunity

Multinational chip contract manufacturing and design company Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM) — more commonly known as TSMC — suffered a noticeable decline on Tuesday. While the foundry giant is rapidly expanding its cutting-edge 2-nanometer facilities from seven to ten sites (obviously a direct impact from the dramatic demand…

This Nvidia Supplier Is Beginning To Fizzle Out After Monumental Rally: Growth Score Nosedives

This Nvidia Supplier Is Beginning To Fizzle Out After Monumental Rally: Growth Score Nosedives

One of Nvidia Corp.’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) key manufacturing partners, responsible for producing much of the chipmaker's highly sought-after GPUs, is losing steam.

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Apple–TSMC Chip Pact Builds Firewall Against Trump's Tariffs

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) isn't just building the iPhone 18—it's creating a moat. By reportedly securing nearly half of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd's (NYSE:TSM) initial 2nm chip production capacity, Apple has locked in supply for its flagship device while also erecting a "firewall" against President Donald Trump's proposed 100% tariffs…

This TSMC, Samsung Supplier Just Made A Golden Cross

Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX), a go-to supplier for chip giants like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM) and Samsung Electronics Co (OTCPK:SSNLF), just flashed a golden signal on its chart – a technical Golden Cross – as the stock surged nearly 25% year to date.

Apple Supplier To Get Access To World's Most Advanced Chipmaking Tool In 2024: Report

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE: TSM) will get its hands on Netherlands-based ASML Holding NV's (NASDAQ:

India Tries To Attract Intel, TSMC, GlobalFoundries To Set Up Local Plant

India is in talks with global chipmakers Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC), GlobalFoundries Inc (NASDAQ:GFS), and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM) about setting up local operations, Bloomberg reports. India aspires to become an electronic hub like neighbor China, Bloomberg notes. In India, a venture between billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Group and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) supplier Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (OTC:HNHPF),…

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This Major Apple Supplier Raises $3.5B In Bonds For Arizona Chip Plant

This Major Apple Supplier Raises $3.5B In Bonds For Arizona Chip Plant

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM) raised $3.5 billion in bonds for its new plant in the U.S. state of Arizona, Reuters reports. The primary Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) supplier and leading contract chip-maker started construction at the Arizona site in 2021. Also Read: TSMC Scores In Q1 Thanks To Apple, Samsung TSMC looks to spend…

Here's Why BofA Views Nvidia As Leading Growth Company In Semis

Here's Why BofA Views Nvidia As Leading Growth Company In Semis

BofA analyst Vivek Arya reiterated a Buy rating and a $375 price target (71.1% upside) on NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) and a Top Pick designation. Arya saw the Baird downgrade-related selloff as likely done. Truist also slashed the price targets on the chipmakers. Arya acknowledged that Nvidia's gaming business was vulnerable to weaker demand from Europe due to the Russia-Ukraine…

TSMC Scores In Q1 Thanks To Apple, Samsung

TSMC Scores In Q1 Thanks To Apple, Samsung

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd's (NYSE:TSM) first-quarter FY22 revenue jumped 36% to NT$491.1 billion ($17 billion). Higher demand for smartphones, computers, and car chips and the ongoing semiconductor crisis helped boost prices, Bloomberg reports. TSMC kept production running in China, even as many other factories struggled to cope with the local pandemic policy. Also…

Tesla's Shanghai Factory Remains Closed Amid Covid-19 Surge

Tesla's Shanghai Factory Remains Closed Amid Covid-19 Surge

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) factory shutdown has stretched out to at least 12 days as Shanghai's Covid-19 lockdown disrupts businesses in China's financial hub, Bloomberg reports. The factory lockdown, which began on March 28, will remain closed through Thursday, making Tesla lose 12 days of production in recent weeks. The most sought-after semiconductors are…

Intel CEO Looks To Meet TSMC On His Asia Visit To Meet Customers, Suppliers

Intel CEO Looks To Meet TSMC On His Asia Visit To Meet Customers, Suppliers

Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) CEO Pat Gelsinger is visiting Asian customers and suppliers in Japan, Taiwan, and India, Bloomberg reports. Gelsinger also looks to meet leading contract chipmaker and client Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM). Intel depends on Tokyo Electron Ltd (OTC:TOELY) for chipmaking equipment. Also Read: Nvidia Weighs Intel As Chip Making Foundry, Intel Shares Its Ambitious…

TSMC, Samsung Seek To Be Part Of $52B Chip production Boosting Plan

TSMC, Samsung Seek To Be Part Of $52B Chip production Boosting Plan

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM) and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (OTC:SSNLF) urged to participate in the $52 billion chip building federal program, Bloomberg reports. The world's top two contract chipmakers looked to spend billions of dollars building new cutting-edge plants in the U.S. TSMC argued that arbitrary favoritism based on the location of a company's…

Russia-Ukraine Crisis Could Further Jeopardize Ongoing Semiconductor Chip Crisis: CNBC

Russia-Ukraine Crisis Could Further Jeopardize Ongoing Semiconductor Chip Crisis: CNBC

Russia’s war in Ukraine could hamper the production of neon, a critical gas in advanced semiconductor manufacturing, further aggravating the semiconductor chip crisis, CNBC reports. Neon is fundamental for the lasers in a chip production process known as lithography, very vital for Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (OTC:SSNLF), Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC), and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM).…

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Nvidia Weighs Intel As Chip Making Foundry

NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) looked to explore Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) as a foundry for making its chips, Reuters reports citing CEO Jensen Huang. “They’re interested in us using their foundries. We’re very interested in exploring it,” Huang said. However, foundry discussions take a long time as it’s about integrating supply chains and not like “buying milk.”…

TSMC Sees Demand Spike For Auto Chips Thanks To Tesla, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Intel

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM) saw orders for automotive electronics chips accelerating at a faster-than-expected pace, Digi Times reports. TSMC's advanced technology leadership will likely attract an influx of AI chip orders for autonomous driving from vendors including NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA), Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ:QCOM), Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC), and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). TSMC commanded a more than 90% share of the 7/5nm…

Global Efforts To Reduce Semiconductor Dependence Will Further Exacerbate Crisis: Bloomberg

Growing efforts from the U.S. and Europe to consolidate their semiconductor supply chains to compete with China could backfire due to the political strings attached to the aid, Bloomberg reports. The downside includes insufficient and ill-timed government aid and different parts of the world striving to secure supplies while championing domestic…

TSMC's Revenue From Leading Client Apple Sees Significant Rise

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM) saw a radical climb in the revenue from its leading customer, DigiTimes reports. Revenue from TSMC's biggest client Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), will likely jump by 20% year-on-year to NT$405.4 billion ($14.3 billion) in 2021. Apple's revenue jump could form ~26% of the foundry's total wafer revenue for the…

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Taiwan's Latest Power Outage Was Not Due To Hack, Government Investigation Inferred: Bloomberg

Bloomberg reports that government investigation ascribed Taiwan's recent power outage to defective design and inferior communication ending speculations of possible cyberattack. A maintenance team at Hsinta had removed insulating gas from a circuit breaker at the plant on March 2 and warned operators not to route electricity through the equipment. However, a…

Chipmakers TSMC, ASE, UMC Update Amidst Taiwan's Power Outage

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd's (NYSE:TSM) multiple plants in Taiwan experienced short "power dips" after large parts of the island were hit by power cuts, Reuters reports. The leading contract chipmaker was checking for "any actual impact." Bloomberg reports that a failure at the Hsinta coal-fired power plant in Kaohsiung led to a…

TSMC Will Follow Export Control Rules On Russia

Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM) expressed its commitment to Taiwan's new export control rules, Reuters reports. Taiwan's government said it would join international sanctions on Russia. "The company also has a rigorous export control system in place, including a robust assessment and review process to ensure export control restrictions are followed."…

TSMC Wins 7nm Chip Orders From US Vendors

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM) has won significant orders demanding its sub-7nm process manufacturing from major U.S. vendors, DigiTimes Asia reports. TSMC's advanced chip plant debut in the U.S. got deferred by three to six months, mainly due to a labor crisis. TSMC also decided to expand its chip plant under construction in Japan with…

Read Why TSMC's US Chip Plant Construction Falls Behind Schedule

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd's (NYSE:TSM) advanced chip plant debut in the U.S. is three to six months behind schedule, Nikkei Asia reports. TSMC planned to move in chip production equipment by around September 2022 but decided to postpone to around February or March 2023. The deferral was mainly due to labor…

TSMC Looks To Expand Japan Chip Plant; DENSO Acquires Stake

DENSO Corporation will acquire a minority stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd's (NYSE:TSM) Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, Inc for $0.35 billion. The investment will increase DENSO's stake to over 10%. TSMC said that the chip plant it is building in Japan with Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation would expand, with an extra $1.6 billion…

Here Are Two IT Stocks That Morgan Stanley Upgraded Today

Morgan Stanley upgraded two IT stocks today - Morgan Stanley analyst Keith Weiss upgraded Snowflake Inc (NYSE:SNOW) to Overweight from Equal Weight with a price target of $390, up from $344 (30.5% upside). Weiss highlights that working to the Rule of 80 with Snowflake executing ahead of plan, the recent pullback creates an attractive opportunity and upgrades to…

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