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More Trouble For Semiconductor Industry's Revival as Japanese Chipmakers See Engineers Shortage

The United States and Taiwan will hold trade talks on Monday under a newly agreed-on framework. What Happened:  The office of the U.S. Trade Representative said the Deputy Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi would meet Taiwan's top trade negotiator, John Deng, to discuss an initiative on 21st-century trade, Without providing more details, Reuters reported.

Intel and TSMC's US Plant Ambitions Remain Undecided As US Chip Act Gets Delayed

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Reliance on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. , which manufactures 92% of the world's all advanced chips, puts the national security of the U.S. at risk, according to Eric Schmidt, former chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc. Schmidt, who co-authored an editorial with Harvard University Professor Graham Allison for the Wall Street Journal, says if TSMC's capacity goes offline...

Apple Inc. , being one of the world's most valuable companies, can afford to secretly invest in major moonshot projects that may not see the light of day for a very long time -- if ever. However, one such project that has been in the works for more than 25 years will soon come to fruition.

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Taiwan Semiconductor. Looking at options history for Taiwan Semiconductor we detected 36 strange trades. If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 44% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 55% with bearish.

Taiwan Semiconductor has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 8.44% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.59%. Currently, Taiwan Semiconductor has a market capitalization of $439.65 billion.

Apple Inc  supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd  will get its hands on Netherlands-based ASML Holding NV's most advanced chip-making tool in 2024, Reuters reported, citing company executives. What Happened: The high numerical-aperture extreme ultraviolet light tool is considered the future of the semiconductor industry.

TSMC today showcased the newest innovations in its advanced logic, specialty, and 3D IC technologies at the Company’s 2022 North America Technology Symposium, with the next-generation leading-edge N2 process powered by nanosheet transistors and the unique FinFlex™ technology for the N3 and N3E processes making their debut.

A Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSM) executive said at a conference on Thursday that the world's biggest chipmaker will have the next version of ASML's most advanced lithography tool in 2024. TSMC executives did not say when the device, the second generation of extreme ultraviolet lithography tools needed to make smaller and faster chips, would be used for mass production.

Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. "Inflation remains elevated, reflecting supply and demand imbalances related to the pandemic, higher energy prices, and broader price pressures," the Fed said in a statement... Following the Fed decision, the 10-year US Treasury yield has spiked, which has continued to pressure valuations in 2022.

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GlobalFoundries-STMicro Discuss Partnering For Chip Plant In France

This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities. Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner. Traders often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth.

Analysts do not seem worried about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd's  share slump that wiped off $100 billion in value, Bloomberg reports. Analysts see the stock as a screaming buy. Also Read: Veteran Chinese Economist Urges China To Seize TSMC - Read Why Fund managers also look positive, further aided by Chair Mark Liu's recent 30% revenue growth forecast this year.

Intel Goes On Austerity Drive To Take On Rivals Like TSMC

By Peter Apps. As experts examine the charred remains of Russian missiles that have slammed into Ukrainian apartment blocks and strategic sites, they report one frequent common detail: the carefully scored out manufacturer names and codes on microchips, deliberately leaving their origin at least initially concealed.

Intel Corp (INTC) has frozen hiring in the division responsible for PC desktop and laptop chips, according to a memo reviewed by Reuters, as part of a series of cost-cutting measures. Intel (INTC) is "pausing all hiring and placing all job requisitions on hold" in its client computing group, according to the memo sent on Wednesday.

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Taiwan Semiconductor. And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga. Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. So how do we know what this whale just did?