Taiwan's Chip Secrets Under Siege: How China Poaches TSMC Talent and Skirts Export Bans
Technology

Taiwan's Chip Secrets Under Siege: How China Poaches TSMC Talent and Skirts Export Bans

Taiwanese prosecutors and researchers say Chinese groups use shell companies and triple salaries to lure chip engineers,...

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Norway's $2.3tn Oil Fund Turns a Q1 Loss Into a $184bn Half-Year Gain
Markets

Norway's $2.3tn Oil Fund Turns a Q1 Loss Into a $184bn Half-Year Gain

The world's largest sovereign fund reported a 9.4% first-half return, lifted by Asian tech stocks after a €58bn first-qu...

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Norway’s Oil Fund Posts Record €160 Billion Half-Year Profit on Asian Tech Rebound
Markets

Norway’s Oil Fund Posts Record €160 Billion Half-Year Profit on Asian Tech Rebound

The world’s largest sovereign investor earned €160 billion in the first half, reversing a €58 billion first-quarter loss...

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Sony and TSMC Plan $6.4 Billion Japan Chip Fab for Next-Gen Image Sensors
Companies

Sony and TSMC Plan $6.4 Billion Japan Chip Fab for Next-Gen Image Sensors

Sony Semiconductor Solutions and TSMC plan a $6.4 billion chip fab in Japan to produce advanced image sensors for autono...

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Sony and TSMC Plan $6.3 Billion Joint Venture to Produce Next-Gen Image Sensors
Companies

Sony and TSMC Plan $6.3 Billion Joint Venture to Produce Next-Gen Image Sensors

A Nikkei report says Sony and TSMC will invest 1 trillion yen in a joint venture to manufacture advanced image sensor ch...

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Intel Launches $15 Billion Share Sale to Fund Foundry Push, Capitalizing on Stock Rebound
Companies

Intel Launches $15 Billion Share Sale to Fund Foundry Push, Capitalizing on Stock Rebound

Intel announces a $15bn equity offering to finance its contract chip manufacturing expansion, leveraging a stock price r...

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Takaichi Orders Accelerated Disaster Relief as Kumamoto Quake Death Toll Hits 38, Typhoon Nears
Politics

Takaichi Orders Accelerated Disaster Relief as Kumamoto Quake Death Toll Hits 38, Typhoon Nears

One week after the Kumamoto earthquake, Prime Minister Takaichi instructed ministers to fast-track water restoration, he...

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Kumamoto Quake: Chip Fabs Recovered Fast, but Engineer Bottlenecks Remain
Technology

Kumamoto Quake: Chip Fabs Recovered Fast, but Engineer Bottlenecks Remain

Days after a shindo-7 earthquake, TSMC's JASM fab was back to normal output. The rebound shows how seismic measures have...

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Magnitude 7.1 Quake Rocks Southern Japan; TSMC Evacuates Plant, Power and Transport Disrupted
News

Magnitude 7.1 Quake Rocks Southern Japan; TSMC Evacuates Plant, Power and Transport Disrupted

A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Japanese island of Kyushu, causing building collapses, power outages, and...

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Kumamoto Struck by Magnitude-7 Quake; Semiconductor Hub Faces Rescue, Recovery and Supply Chain Worries
News

Kumamoto Struck by Magnitude-7 Quake; Semiconductor Hub Faces Rescue, Recovery and Supply Chain Worries

A shallow, maximum-intensity-7 earthquake in Japan’s Kyushu island has triggered mass evacuations, structural fires and ...

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Asian Chip Stocks Tumble as AI Spending Doubts Spark Largest Sell-Off in Months
Markets

Asian Chip Stocks Tumble as AI Spending Doubts Spark Largest Sell-Off in Months

Shares of semiconductor leaders SK Hynix, Samsung, and TSMC plunged in Asian trading Tuesday, wiping billions in market ...

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