TSMC faces serious threats from attempted trade secret theft and U.S. tariff uncertainty, but its technological dominance and strategic importance keep Taiwan’s “silicon shield” intact — for now. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/08/tsmcs-crown-cant-be-tarnished/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #taiwan #tsmc #tariffs #semiconductors #chipmaking
Tokyo Electron is struggling to address the potential fallout with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. after a former employee was implicated in a possible theft of chip technology from the chipmaker. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/08/companies/tokyo-electron-tsmc-trade-secrets-leak/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tsmc #taiwan #tokyoelectron #trade #tech #chipmakers #intellectualproperty
SoftBank Group swung to a quarterly profit, riding on gains from its bets on Nvidia and startups in a boon for founder Masayoshi Son’s bets on artificial intelligence technologies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/softbank-profit-ai-bet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #masayoshison #softbank #nvidia #tsmc
Tokyo Electron said Thursday it’s fired an employee at its Taipei unit after the island’s government arrested six people suspected of stealing trade secrets from TSMC. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/companies/tokyo-electron-tsmc-tech-stealing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tokyoelectron #tsmc #chipmakers
Six people have been arrested in Taiwan on suspicions that they trade secrets from global tech industry linchpin Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/tech/taiwan-tsmc-chip-leak/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #tsmc #huawei #semiconductors #taiwan #china
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te is having a bad week. It could become worse, depending on whether Washington uses Taipei as a bargaining chip in its trade talks with Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-president-us-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #laichingte #china #tsmc #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
Intel has posted quarterly revenue that topped market expectations, saying it has cut about 15% of its workforce to be "more agile." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/25/companies/us-chip-intel-revenue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #intel #chipmakers #semiconductors #skhynix #tsmc #samsung