TSMC: Latest News and Analysis

The Register
TSMC's US operations threatened with employee discrimination class action
An amended complaint [PDF] filed last week saw another 12 additional current and former employees at TSMC's operations in California and Arizona seek to join a putative class action to explore the matter.
Bloomberg
Taiwan Says TSMC’s US Investments Help with Trade Balance
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s tens of billions of dollars of investments in the US help reduce the archipelago’s trade surplus with its primary security partner, a senior Taiwanese official said,
SCMP
China’s tech firms fear bigger curbs as TSMC stops AI chip supply on US order
A wider shipment ban on TSMC-made chips could affect a range of mainland businesses from electric vehicles to smartphones.
Yahoo Finance
China's tech firms fear bigger curbs as TSMC stops AI chip supply on US order
Mainland China's chip design firms are anxiously waiting for any further updates from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), after the world's most advanced contract chip manufacturer paused 7-nanometre node services for some artificial intelligence (AI) chip clients in the world's largest semiconductor market by consumption.
Yahoo
TSMC Will Keep 2nm Chip Production in Taiwan (For Now)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) can’t produce 2nm chips outside of Tawain, according to J.W. Kuo, the country's Minister of Economic Affairs. The Arizona fab 21 is still on track to produce 4nm chips in 2025.
Forbes
Chips Giant TSMC Sued Over ‘Anti-American’ Discrimination
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company was accused by a group of its U.S. employees of concocting a “discriminatory scheme” that favors Taiwanese foreign workers.
Reuters
China says TSMC chip curbs undermine interests of Taiwan companies
China's Taiwan Affairs Office said on Wednesday that a U.S. order to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to halt shipments of advanced chips to some Chinese customers - as reported by Reuters - ...
Yahoo
TSMC extends dominance of semiconductors with 56% share of global lithography systems
This raises a key question: How many of these advanced EUV systems does Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) possess, especially considering that the foundry giant is taking a measured ...
Yahoo Finance
TSMC’s AI chip exports to China blocked by US: Trial Balance
The move comes after chips made by Taiwan's largest producer were found in Huawei AI processors at the end of last month.
TechCrunch
TSMC reportedly halts advanced chip shipments to Chinese companies
After a chip manufactured by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company was found inside a Huawei processor, the US Department of Commerce has ordered the ...
Yahoo Finance
Taiwanese law prevents TSMC from producing 2nm chips overseas, Taiwanese govt official confirms
TSMC cannot transfer its leading-edge technologies abroad in accordance with Taiwanese laws, says Minister of Economic Affairs.
Yahoo
U.S. ordered TSMC to halt shipments of advanced AI processors to China: Report
It turns out that TSMC did not voluntarily stopped supply of advanced AI processors, it was told to by the American government.
Reuters
China chip index nears 3-year high as TSMC order fuels self-reliance bets
China's semiconductor index leapt close to a three-year high on Monday on bets a U.S. order halting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's shipments of advanced chips to Chinese customers could accelerate Beijing's self-reliance efforts.
Yahoo Finance
US orders TSMC to halt advanced AI chip shipments to China
This directive targets chips of seven nanometre (nm), or more advanced designs powering AI accelerators and graphics processing units (GPUs).
Reuters
Exclusive-US ordered TSMC to halt shipments to China of chips used in AI applications, source says
The U.S. ordered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to halt shipments of advanced chips to Chinese customers that are often used in artificial intelligence applications starting Monday, according ...
SCMP
US orders TSMC to stop sending advanced chips used in AI applications to Chinese customers
The US ordered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to halt shipments of advanced chips to Chinese customers that are often used in artificial intelligence (AI) applications starting on Monday, ...
Reuters
Exclusive: US ordered TSMC to halt shipments to China of chips used in AI applications
The US order comes just weeks after TSMC notified that one of its chips had been found in a Huawei AI processor.