Taiwan says TSMC will not have to pay 100% tariffs on US chip imports, as it has set up US plants; UMC may see a lower impact through its cooperation with Intel
Bloomberg :
UMC, Taiwan's second-largest chipmaker, opens a $5B plant in Singapore featuring 22nm and 28nm manufacturing technology; mass production won't start until 2026
Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia :
Sources: GlobalFoundries mulls merging with UMC, Taiwan's 2nd-largest chipmaker, to form a bigger, US-based company with production in Asia, the US, and Europe
TAIPEI — U.S. contract chipmaker GlobalFoundries and United Microelectronics Corp., Taiwan's No. 2 chipmaker …
US FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson announces an inquiry into “Big Tech censorship”, which he calls “un-American” and “potentially illegal”, and seeks public comment
including ‘shadow banning’ Sean Burch / The Wrap : Trump-Appointed FTC Chair Launches Big Tech Inquiry for ‘Bullying’ and Censorship Sean Burch / TVNewsCheck : Trump-Appointed FTC Chair Launches Big T...
A look at Intel's mistakes during Brian Krzanich's CEO tenure, and Pat Gelsinger's attempt to turn Intel into a foundry for chip developers, partnering with UMC
There are time when being a semiconductor CEO is rather easy. Just consider Brian Krzanich: when he took over the Intel job in 2013, I wrote in The Intel Opportunity: X: @stratechery X: @stratechery ...
Sources: Samsung is talking to clients about hiking chipmaking prices by up to 20% in 2022, joining TSMC and UMC, who are planning another round of price hikes
Samsung Electronics Co. is talking with foundry clients about charging as much as 20% more for making semiconductors this year …
UMC and Micron agree to withdraw their IP complaints against each other, with UMC paying Micron a one-time undisclosed sum, following a years-long legal battle
Debby Wu / Bloomberg :
UMC and Micron agree to withdraw their IP complaints against each other, with UMC paying Micron a one-time undisclosed sum, following a years-long legal battle
Debby Wu / Bloomberg :
Taiwanese court fines Taiwanese chipmaker UMC $3.4M after finding three of its engineers stole trade secrets from US chipmaker Micron for China-backed company
Debby Wu / Bloomberg :
Apple releases iOS 12.3 with an overhauled TV app that includes the new Channels service, curated collections, and personalized recommendations
which makes the Apple TV app the first (and right now only) place HBO subs can download movies and shows such as “Game of Thrones” for offline viewing. https://variety.com/... via @variety David Pierc...