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The Senate is preparing a new bill meant to hamper China's artificial intelligence development and help back Pacific security partners.

Camera module and other component suppliers for Apples iPhones are bracing for the off-season which will be even weaker in the first half of 2023, according to industry sources.

Google's Tensor G3 will feature a 4nm chip from Samsung, one that is close to TSMC's development.

The high cost of manufacturing processes smaller than 3nm and related investments is posing a challenge to TSMC and its Korean and US peers, who are attempting to maintain adequate long-term margins and profits, according to industry sources.

The Senate is preparing a new bill meant to hamper China's artificial intelligence development and help back Pacific security partners.

TSMC might be the big player in cutting edge chip manufacturing but with Samsung seeing improvements to its yields it looks like AMD is signing on.

TSMC has begun to formulate pricing strategies for its new overseas wafer fabs. Quotes for advanced chips to be fabricated by its plant in Arizona are estimated to be 20-30% higher than corresponding prices in Taiwan, while mature process chips from its plant in Japans Kumamoto could be 10-15% more expensive, according to industry sources.

Koreas per capita gross domestic product (GDP) of $32,237 (43.22 million) in 2022 fell short of Taiwans $32,811, the first in 18 years since 2004, in what market watchers say was a consequence brought on by a lack of long-term policy assistance to foster semiconductors and broader manufacturing industries. Propelling Taiwans outperformance was years of its industrial competitive edge fortified by the countrys TSMC.

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TSMC has obtained 3nm chip order commitments from vendors including AMD, MediaTek, Nvidia, and Qualcomm, which are all looking to defer the delivery of their 3nm generation devices, according to industry sources.