Latest about TSMC
US-made chip prices could soar if the rumour that TSMC might charge 'as much as 30%' more for its Arizona chips pans out
News So tariffs on foreign chips and hiked prices on domestic ones?
TSMC might have to fork over $1 billion to the US for allegedly breaking export rules after one of its chips was found in a Huawei processor
News $1 billion here, $1 billion there, who's counting?
This estimate that iPhones would cost $3,500 if made in the US has me terrified of tariffs and the concept of a mid-range gaming laptop costing $5,000 and high-end models hitting nearly $15,000
News Analyst predicts it would take years to move even a small fraction of iPhone production to the USA.
Trump gave global chipmaking leader TSMC an offer it could not refuse: 'All I did is say if you don't build your plant here you're gonna pay a big tax... 25, maybe 50, maybe 75, maybe 100%'
News More stick than carrot.
So, it's the mirrors. Freakishly accurate-to-an-atom-width mirrors are one big reason your modern GPU is so damned expensive
News That and the lasers firing at tiny flying droplets of tin...
The Intel-TSMC unholy chip factory alliance rumour re-emerges and this time a 'preliminary' deal is said to have been done
News The involvement of AMD, Nvidia and Broadcom remains unclear...
Semiconductors are exempt from Trump's massive 32% tariff on Taiwan though PC gamers will still feel the heat
News President Trump says TSMC is "one of the great companies of the world" as he praises the chipmaker for investing in the US. But other companies are not so lucky.
Nvidia CEO sets sights on making 'several hundred billion' dollars worth of electronics in the USA over the next four years, increasing the chance of your next GPU being made in America
News Whether that will continue after that is anyone's guess.
