Japan’s Kishida warns world at ‘historic turning point’ as he touts US alliance ahead of Biden summit
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Taiwan earthquake: Hundreds still awaiting rescue, death toll rises to 13
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U.S. to award Samsung up to $6.6 billion chip subsidy for Texas expansion: Reuters
The Biden administration plans to announce it is awarding more than $6 billion to South Korea's Samsung next week to expand its chip output in Taylor, Texas, as it seeks to ramp up chipmaking in the U.S., two people familiar with the matter said.
Xi-Biden call: rediscovery of the art of diplomacy
US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping talked on the phone April 2 for the first time since meeting in November. While the call signals both sides’ interest in stabilizing their relationship, it also underscores the significant international and national challenges that Beijing and Washington face.
TSMC is chasing a trillion-transistor AI bonanza
TSMC has announced that its semiconductor manufacturing operations are rapidly recovering from the disruption caused by the earthquake that hit Taiwan on April 3 and that its revenue target for 2024 remains unchanged. The company’s factories were built with a high degree of earthquake resistance.
TSMC expands U.S. investment to $65bn after securing $6.6bn grant
WASHINGTON/TAIPEI -- Buttressed by a U.S. federal grant of $6.6 billion, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has agreed to increase its U.S. investment by more than 60% to over $65 billion and produce the world's most advanced 2-nanometer chips on American soil.
TSMC expands Japan college collaboration amid worker shortage concern
KUMAMOTO, Japan -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's biggest contract chip maker, has expanded collaboration with Japanese universities amid growing concern over a shortage of workers for its brand-new chip factory in Kumamoto.