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Elon Musk pushing forward with Terafab at 'light speed' — staff reaching out to various suppliers and are reportedly willing to pay a premium to gain priority

Elon Musk's people have begun reaching out to various semiconductor fab suppliers to ask for pricing and delivery timelines as the Terafab project ramps up.

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TSMC ups revenue guidance and CapEx, buoyed by 'multiyear AI megatrend' — warns Middle East conflict may impact profitability as costs increase

TSMC unveils aggressive plans to ramp up 3nm-capable capacity further in the coming years amid strong demand from the AI sector.

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TSMC warns of Intel Foundry's growing prowess during the company's latest earnings call — 'We view Intel as our formidable competitor and do not underestimate them'

By now, TSMC has become a much bigger chipmaker than Intel has ever been, but the world's top foundry still calls its American peer a 'formidable' competitor.

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Profit Surged at TSMC. Why Is the Stock Still Falling After Earnings?

TSMC stock sinks despite posting blockbuster Q1 earnings. But there are ample reasons for long-term investors to buy the dip in TSM shares today.

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AMD Stock Is in Overbought Territory. Is It Too Late to Snag Shares Now?

AMD stock is rallying as strong TSMC earnings trigger a sector-wide rally. But there’s reason to expect further upside from AMD shares through the remainder of 2026.

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TSMC's latest bank report is exactly as you'd expect it to be: mo' wafers, mo' money

Chips with everything.

PC Gamer

Fresh demand for AI pushed world's largest chipmaker TSMC's profit up by 58%

The Taiwan-based chipmaker reported record revenue and profit, driven largely by strong demand for artificial intelligence chips and orders from major customers including Apple and Nvidia.

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Nasdaq Futures Climb as TSMC Boosts Tech Optimism

June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are trending up +0.32% this morning, setting a new record high as an upbeat forecast from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. boosted sentiment.

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Apple and Nvida chipmaker TSMC reports huge jump in profits amid Iran war

The world's largest contract chipmaker also warned of potential impacts from the Iran war

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Elon Musk demonstrates first sample of Tesla AI5 processor, accidentally thanks TSC rather than TSMC — claims 40X performance boost over the predecessor

As Elon Musk shows off the first Tesla AI5 sample with a 384-bit memory interface, he says next-generation AI6 and Dojo 3 processors are in the works.

Tom’s Hardware

MediaTek is 'cautiously optimistic' that discrete memory pricing will look less gloomy during 2026

The memory supply crisis will likely get worse before it gets better, though.

PC Gamer

China has spent 3.6 times more than the US on chipmaking subsidies over the past decade — $142 billion and counting, easily outweighs CHIPS Act

Semiconductor industrial policy spending in China totaled around $142 billion between 2014 and 2023, roughly 3.6 times higher than the $39 billion committed in the United States over the same period.

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New tech can see a CPU's transistors in action — terahertz radiation can potentially steal data as a chip is running

Researchers have discovered a way of probing a microchip processor's individual transistors while it is working with terahertz radiation.

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AI, Satellites and Staples: Insiders Are Buying and Selling 3 Big Names

From the world's preeminent AI chip manufacturer to a soaring space stock not named Rocket Lab, insiders are buying and selling these key names.

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Not that we should be at all surprised, but Nvidia leans on AI pretty hard for speeding up how it plans and designs its next generation of GPUs

"Hey NeMo, what is a GPU? Why, it's a Gelato Processing Uakari. Err, what?"

Tom’s Hardware

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus vs Ryzen 7 9700X faceoff — a new midrange CPU champ emerges

Intel's new Core Ultra 7 270K Plus is going after the Ryzen 7 9700X with its $300 price point. We put the two head-to-head in a series of rounds based on our own testing to see which comes out on top.

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All Eyes on TSMC Earnings on April 16. Is TSM Stock A Buy Now?

TSMC heads into 2026 riding a massive AI wave, but rising costs could test its dominance.

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China intensifies efforts to poach semiconductor talent from Taiwan, claims report — international restrictions motivate illicit efforts to obtain talent and equipment

Taiwan's National Security Bureau claims that China is intensifying efforts to steal semiconductor process technologies and other chip-related know-how from Taiwan as international restrictions get more severe.

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Intel Could Score Major Packaging Customers. Should You Buy INTC Stock Now?

Amazon and Google are in discussions to select Intel for its advanced packaging services.

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US lawmakers aim to ban export of DUV chipmaking and etching tools to leading firms in China — bipartisan proposal would ban lithography equipment for Huawei, SMIC, and others

Bipartisan group of U.S. senators propose to impose blanket ban on export of advanced DUV lithography and etching tools to Chinese companies known to have worked with China's military, such as CXMT, Huawei, SMIC, and YMTC.

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TSMC reportedly plans to build 12 fabs, four packaging facilities in Arizona — plan purportedly part of Taiwan's agreed $500 million investment in the US

New rumor indicates that TSMC is looking forward to expand its presence in the U.S. to 12 fabs and four packaging facilities.

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Intel buys back 49% stake in Ireland Fab Joint Venture — takes full control over Fab 34

In a mutually beneficial deal, Intel repurchases 49% of Fab 34 from Apollo for $14.2 billion, reducing pressure on its margins, but paying a hefty $3 billion premium to the financial company.

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Global semiconductor foundry market hit a record $320 billion in 2025 as TSMC pulled further ahead

The global semiconductor foundry market generated a record $320 billion in revenue in 2025, growing 16% year-over-year, according to Counterpoint Research's Foundry Market Supply Tracker.

Fortune

Asia’s AI playbook gets a reality check as the Iran war sends energy prices higher and snarls supply chains

“The scaling laws that have driven the AI boom are fundamentally peacetime constructs.”

The Conversation

How Taiwan came to dominate the global chip industry

One firm, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), produces more than 90% of the world’s most advanced semiconductor chips. These chips are essential for smartphones, artificial intelligence, high-performance computing and cutting-edge military systems.

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