TSMC struggling with early yields of iPhone A17 and M3 Mac processors
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is having lithography tool troubles with the new chip process that is being used to fabricate the next generation of Apple processors.
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Andrew Orr
TSMC is continuing to complain about 'unacceptable' US chip plant terms
Apple's processor manufacturer TSMC is asking the US for $15 billion in aid to help it build plants in the country, but is arguing against the Biden Administration's conditions.
William Gallagher
Users won't give up their iPhones for $10K, and that makes Apple 'wonderful' says Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett says his investment firm believes Apple is a "wonderful business," and especially that it has been managed extraordinarily well by Tim Cook.
Warren Buffett has sold nearly all of his TSMC stock, citing geopolitical tensions
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett sold all but a handful of his stake in Taiwanese iPhone chipmaker TSMC, mere months after buying it.
M2 chip production allegedly paused over Mac demand slump
A dubious report claims that Apple allegedly paused production of M2 chips at the beginning of 2023, caused by an apparent slump in Mac sales.
Malcolm Owen
TSMC may not expand in US if double taxation rule continues
As Apple's major chip manufacturer TSMC nears the opening of its Arizona plant, US officials want it to build more 鈥� but US versus China politics are complicating matters.
An unprecedented look into TSMC gives insight into iPhone chip production
A in-person visit to a TSMC plant has granted rare insight into the company that's responsible for the trillions of transistors running the world's processors, including Apple's.
Wesley Hilliard
TSMC managers think Americans don't work hard enough
As plans advance for the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company expansion in Arizona, there are concerns about costs and expectations of the American work force.
Apple reduces TSMC orders, still takes all next-gen chip capacity
Two new reports from the supply chain say that both Apple and Intel have cut their overall processor orders with TSMC, but reaffirm that the iPhone manufacturer will take every 3nm chip the foundry can make.
Mike Wuerthele
Amber Neely
