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TSMC secures $11.6B in funding as CHIPS Act faces uncertain future (ft.com)
Taiwan Tightens Grip on TSMC's 2nm Tech Amid US-China Geopolitical Struggle (twitter.com)
TSMC cannot make 2nm chips abroad now: MOEA (taipeitimes.com)
Taiwan’s technology protection rules prohibits Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) from producing 2-nanometer chips abroad, so the company must keep its most cutting-edge technology at home, Minister of Economic Affairs J.W. Kuo (郭智輝) said yesterday.
Taiwanese law prevents TSMC from producing 2nm chips overseas (tomshardware.com)
TSMC to stop supplying advanced AI processors for all of its China customers (tomshardware.com)
Anger in Taiwan over reports SpaceX asked suppliers to move abroad (theguardian.com)
Taiwan’s government says it is paying close attention to reports that Elon Musk’s SpaceX asked Taiwanese suppliers to move manufacturing to other countries because of “geopolitical” concerns.
Chipmaker TSMC hit by Taiwan's soaring energy prices and growing outages (ft.com)
Taiwan discredits common typhoon practice of taping windows (taiwannews.com.tw)
Taping windows and doors does not enhance wind resistance or prevent glass breakage, the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) clarified on Saturday (Oct. 26),
TSMC in tussle with golf course to build most advanced 2nm chip plant on planet (tomshardware.com)
TSMC Arizona fab delivers 4% more yield than comparable facilities in Taiwan (tomshardware.com)
TSMC's Arizona Chip Production Yields Surpass Taiwan's in Win for US Push (yahoo.com)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has achieved early production yields at its first plant in Arizona that surpass similar factories back home, a significant breakthrough for a US expansion project initially dogged by delays and worker strife.
TSMC Arizona fab delivers 4% more yield than comparable Taiwan facilities (tomshardware.com)
TSMC Arizona achieves production yields similar to those at its fabs in Taiwan (tomshardware.com)
TSMC's Arizona Chip Production Yields Surpass Taiwan's (bloomberg.com)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has achieved early production yields at its first plant in Arizona that surpass similar factories back home, a significant breakthrough for a US expansion project initially dogged by delays and worker strife.
TSMC cuts off client after discovering chips sent to Huawei (bloomberg.com)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. discovered this month that chips it made for a specific customer ended up with Huawei Technologies Co., a potential violation of US sanctions intended to sever the flow of technology to a Chinese national champion.
Taiwan Signals Openness to Nuclear Power Amid Surging AI Demand (bloomberglaw.com)
Taiwan is “very open” to using new nuclear technology to meet surging demand from chipmakers devouring electricity in the AI boom, according to Premier Cho Jung-tai — one of the strongest signs yet that the government is rethinking its opposition to reactors.
Taiwan to have satellite internet service as protection in case of Chinese attac (theguardian.com)
Taiwan is expected to have access to low earth orbit satellite internet service by the end of the month, a step the government says is crucial in case a Chinese attack cripples the island’s communications.
TSMC Plans More Chip Plants in Europe, Taiwan Official Says (bloomberg.com)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is planning more plants in Europe with a focus on the market for artificial intelligence chips, according to a senior Taiwanese official, as the chipmaker expands its global footprint.
China Holds War Games in a Warning to Taiwan's Leader (nytimes.com)
China began holding military drills in areas surrounding Taiwan on Monday, days after Beijing accused the self-governing island’s president of promoting independence in a National Day address.
Taiwanese Employees of Apple Supplier Detained in China (nytimes.com)
Chinese authorities have detained four employees of Foxconn, the Taiwanese manufacturer that makes Apple iPhones, Taiwan said, in the latest incident involving government scrutiny of the private sector in mainland China.
Taiwan is heading toward an energy crunch? (wired.com)
Highly dependent on imported fossil fuels, soon to shutter its last nuclear plant, and slow to build out renewables, the world’s largest producer of advanced computer chips is heading toward an energy crunch.
Operation WordDrone – Drone manufacturers are being targeted in Taiwan (acronis.com)
Attackers used a dynamic-link library (DLL) side-loading technique to install a persistent backdoor with complex functionality on the infected systems.
Taiwan Exports to US Surpass China Record to Hit Monthly High (bnnbloomberg.ca)
Taiwan’s exports to the US topped the record for any month’s shipments to China, underscoring rapidly shifting East Asian supply chains.
TSMC's Arizona Trials Put Plant Productivity on Par with Taiwan (bloomberg.com)
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TSMC's Arizona Trials Put Plant Productivity on Par with Taiwan (bloomberg.com)
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NTT All-Photonics Network Activated Between Taiwan and Japan (insidehpc.com)
NTT Corp. and Chunghwa Telecom announced they have activated the first all-photonics network between Taiwan and Japan with approximately 17 msec on an approximately 3,000 km one-way network, according to the companies.
TSMC's Arizona Trials Put Plant Productivity on Par with Taiwan (bloomberg.com)
China's chip capabilities just 3 years behind TSMC, teardown shows (nikkei.com)
Top Chinese general tells US to stop colluding with Taiwan (apnews.com)
The Pentagon Is Planning a Drone 'Hellscape' to Defend Taiwan (wired.com)