Semiconductors Taiwanese semiconductor powerhouse TSMC began mass-producing 2-nanometer chips — its most advanced chips to date — in the fourth
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The Trump Administration’s Nvidia Chip Deal Doesn’t Make Sense
If the Trump administration’s primary objective were to make Chinese companies reliant on the American tech stack, then it would allow Nvidia to
Bessent Listens With ‘Great Interest and Patience’ to Taiwan’s Semiconductor Story
When U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Taiwan’s envoy to APEC, Lin Hsin-i (林信義), met on Friday, they discussed chips. Bessent wanted to know
Nvidia Chips Will Be on the Table When Trump Meets Xi
For almost every issue that could come up when Donald Trump meets with Chinese president Xi Jinping (習近平) at the APEC summit in South Korea on
Taiwan’s Posturing Over Non-Red Supply Chains
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) is reviving the Cold War color code to distinguish between the good and bad sides of the global economy.
Jensen Huang Crosses a Line
The Chinese government has arbitrarily detained more than a million Uyghurs in Xinjiang. It has used its growing navy to militarize the South China
Taiwan Tech Update: October 1, 2025
Semiconductors At this year’s Semicon exhibition in Taipei, which attracted record numbers of participants, “chip diplomacy” was a major
Taiwan Tech Update: August-September 2025
Semiconductors U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20% reciprocal tariff on Taiwanese goods went into effect on August 7. Taiwan clarified that
Why Nvidia’s B30A Could Destroy the U.S.’s AI Advantage
Earlier this month, facing backlash for his removal of export controls on Nvidia’s H20 AI chip, President Donald Trump attempted to reassure critics
Remember the JH-7
The Yulin Naval Base, China’s largest, lies on the southern coast of Hainan, an island province the size of Taiwan in the northernmost reaches of the
Taiwan Tech Update: June-July 2025
Semiconductors In June, Taiwan’s government added Chinese tech companies Huawei and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) to its
Taiwan Tech Update: May-June 2025
Semiconductors Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company plans to open a chip design center in Munich to go alongside its $10 billion foundry in








