[Tree] TSMC, Taiwan earthquake recovery, chip production, semiconductor industry, technology firms, Apple Inc, NVIDIA Corporation, global supply chain, AI development, Gene Munster, China-Taiwan relationship

Version 0.21 (2024-04-04 05:18:37.075000)

updates: TSMC resumes production after earthquake, limited impact on operations

Version 0.2 (2024-04-04 01:59:33.669000)

updates: Includes concerns about AI development and chip production due to the Taiwan earthquake

Version 0.19 (2024-04-03 12:22:04.910000)

updates: Memory chip producers pause pricing talks after earthquake

Version 0.18 (2024-04-03 05:21:57.006000)

updates: Supply chain disruption, onshore production, stock market, Jerome Powell, inflation

Version 0.17 (2024-04-03 03:21:16.509000)

updates: TSMC evacuates factory areas following Taiwan earthquake

Version 0.16 (2024-03-30 23:17:36.756000)

updates: Inclusion of information about TSMC's role as the world's largest producer of microchips and insights into its secretive factory in Taiwan [daaab336]

Version 0.15 (2024-03-09 03:18:13.934000)

updates: Inclusion of information about the ongoing chip war between the US and China, Huawei's announcement of the Kirin 9000S chip, and SMIC's plans to mass produce chips for Huawei despite US sanctions.

Version 0.14 (2024-02-06 12:15:20.497000)

updates: Inclusion of information about SMIC preparing to mass produce 5nm chips for Huawei despite US sanctions

Version 0.13 (2024-01-06 02:07:10.909000)

updates: The new information reveals that the 5nm Kirin 9006C laptop chip used in the Huawei Qingyun L540 laptop was produced by TSMC in Taiwan in 2020, dispelling rumors that SMIC had developed its own 5nm-class production node. It also raises questions about how Huawei obtained the chip, possibly through stockpiling. Additionally, the information highlights the ongoing competition and tensions in the semiconductor industry, as well as the potential ramifications of Taiwan's upcoming presidential election.

Version 0.12 (2024-01-06 02:06:30.860000)

updates: Incorporated information about the production of the Kirin 9006C laptop chip by TSMC in 2020, dispelling rumors about SMIC's involvement

Version 0.11 (2024-01-05 05:11:56.803000)

updates: Includes details about TSMC's position in the semiconductor industry, Japan's chipmaking companies, and the ongoing Taiwan presidential election

Version 0.1 (2024-01-02 11:10:11.447000)

updates: Taiwan's election puts TSMC in the spotlight; candidates discuss TSMC's international expansion and its implications for Taiwan. Japan's chipmaking companies are finding the effect of controls on chipmaking equipment sales to China is smaller than expected.

Version 0.09 (2023-12-19 04:11:41.429000)

updates: Japan's chipmaking companies navigate controls to maintain presence in China chip market

Version 0.08 (2023-12-17 15:41:20.332000)

updates: The article provides insights into Taiwan's chip industry's secret sauce and the challenges it faces from China and the US-China rivalry

Version 0.07 (2023-12-17 01:05:38.943000)

updates: Taiwan's chip industry faces challenges from China and US-China rivalry

Version 0.06 (2023-12-13 05:19:27.066000)

updates: Integration of information about TSMC's influence on Taiwan election and concerns about its reliance on the US market

Version 0.05 (2023-10-17 03:10:11.868000)

updates: The founder's perspective on Intel and TSMC's position

Version 0.04 (2023-10-13 15:38:34.902000)

updates: Merged information about US permission for Samsung and SK Hynix in China

Version 0.03 (2023-10-13 10:44:25.474000)

updates: Updated information on TSMC's application for a permanent permit

Version 0.02 (2023-10-13 02:27:58.276000)

updates: The article provides confirmation of TSMC receiving a waiver extension to supply chip equipment to its factories in China.

Version 0.01 (2023-10-12 07:32:16.543000)

updates: The story now includes information about Taiwan awaiting a US decision on chip waiver extension for Taiwanese chipmakers

Version 0.0 (2023-10-11 11:35:11.237000)

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