
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (NYSE:TSM) stock is trading lower on Monday after Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk confirmed signing a $16.5 billion chip manufacturing deal with the Taiwanese contract chipmaker rival Samsung Electronics Co (OTC:SSNLF).
Musk tweeted that Samsung will build the EV giant’s next-generation AI6 chip at its massive new Texas fab, underscoring the project’s critical strategic value.