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Ahead of TSMC’s earnings call, Dutch chipmaking tool giant ASML flagged the impact of looming U.S. tariffs, reporting weaker-than-expected Q1 results and warning of a slight dip in Q2 sales, according to Reuters, CNBC and the company’s press release. Reuters, citing ASML CEO Christophe Fouque...
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After imposing reciprocal tariffs on global trade, U.S. President Donald Trump has recently expressed plans to implement sweeping tariffs on semiconductor products. According to Reuters, if these semiconductor tariffs are enacted, they are expected to severely impact U.S. semiconductor equipment man...
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According to TrendForce's latest memory spot price trend report, regarding DRAM, the market sentiment turned cautious and wait-and-see following the U.S. government's tariffs on certain imports, though Trump's 90-day suspension of the tariffs later helped restore some confidence. As for NAND flash, ...
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Amid Trump’s tariffs, TSMC has been stepping up its investment in the U.S. According to Economic Daily News, the company is accelerating the timeline for its second Arizona fab. In addition, TSMC is reportedly set to introduce its latest fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP) technology in the U.S....
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Shortly after announcing a massive $500 billion AI investment in the U.S., NVIDIA said it would take a $5.5 billion charge after the U.S. restricted exports of its H20 AI chip to China, according to Reuters and Bloomberg. The Bloomberg report suggests that NVIDIA’s $5.5 billion writedown signal...