While U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick confirmed in a CNBC interview that the administration is pursuing a 10% stake in Intel, Washington is considering going further. According to Reuters, Lutnick is exploring a plan to take equity stakes in other CHIPS Act recipients—such as TSMC, Samsung,...

TSMC has recently faced a confidential 2nm data leak involving staff from its 2nm pilot line and a former employee at Tokyo Electron. According to TechNews, sources say Tokyo Electron President Toshiki Kawai may visit Taiwan in September to meet with TSMC executives during SEMICON Taiwan. The Jap...

According to Commercial Times, TSMC reported a net profit of NT$398.27 billion in the second quarter of 2025. Within this, TSMC Arizona posted NT$4.232 billion in net income, its second straight quarter of profitability. For the first time, it also contributed NT$6.447 billion in investment income r...

A fire at Japanese industrial gas maker Kanto Denka Kogyo’s nitrogen trifluoride operations is raising alarms over semiconductor supply chain disruptions, as the company supplies major clients including TSMC, Samsung, Micron, and Japan’s Kioxia, Sony, and Rapidus—highlighting the potentially w...

According to TechNews, citing TechPowerUp and Wccftech, Apple’s next-generation M5 chips—set to be used in new MacBook Pro models launching in 2026—will reportedly feature a major upgrade in packaging technology, adopting LMC (Liquid Molding Compound) exclusively supplied by Taiwan’s Eternal...