If history is any guide, SMIC has been leveraging its close ties with the Chinese government to issue cheap debt, new equity, and convertibles and obtain subsidies. Subsidies were about 30% of ...

For more than three decades, Lip-Bu Tan invested in the Chinese economic boom, placing the kind of no-brainer bets that ...

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Taiwan Semiconductor Company (TSMC) and Samsung, the largest BTC Mining ASIC manufacturers, have exemptions from the tariffs ...

President Donald Trump’s plans for 100% tariffs on computer chips that aren’t made in the U.S. are stoking confusion among ...

Shares of Intel slumped Thursday after President Donald Trump said in a social media post that the chipmaker’s CEO needs to ...

The reality is that GFS is the only American foundry on that top five list; UMC is based in Taiwan, SMIC is in China, Samsung is in South Korea, while TSMC is obviously in Taiwan.

As global tensions rise over semiconductor supply chains, this article explores why the U.S. relies on Taiwan, China’s attempts to catch up, and the technological gaps that still exist.

Huawei and SMIC didn't respond to requests for comment. Requests for comment from Taiwan's Foreign Affairs Ministry and trade officials weren't immediately returned.

The blacklisting of Huawei and SMIC signifies a conscious shift in Taiwan’s role from a neutral supplier in the tech ecosystem to an assertive actor.

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has added Huawei and SMIC to its newly updated export control list, requiring domestic firms to secure a license from the Bureau of Foreign Trade before ...

the International Trade Administration (ITA), under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs, has announced a new export control measure under Article 13 of the Trade Act, effective immediately ...