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Order Reprints Print Article Amid global shortages of semiconductors ranging from chips for autos to graphics processors, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing said early Thursday it plans to spend $28 billion to increase the capacity of its plants. Taiwan Semi’s (ticker: TSM) American depositary receipts rose 9% to $129.68 in afternoon trading. Remarks from executives on... Close Taiwan Semi Is Betting $28 Billion on Rising Demand for Chips Amid global shortages of semiconductors ranging from chips for autos to graphics processors, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing said early Thurs...

Order Reprints Print Article Investors should take note when a group of financial analysts—who often obsess over arcane matters such as changes of hundredths of a percentage point in gross margins—make alterations to their stock estimates after a change in leadership. That’s what has happened Thursday, after Intel said CEO Bob Swan would be succeeded by VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger, an Intel alumnus, on Feb. 15. Analysts like the switch. Intel... Close Intel Stock Is Rising Again as Wall Street Praises Change in CEOs Investors should take note when a group of financial analysts�...

Order Reprints Print Article The slowdown in auto manufacturing may last weeks, as companies that manufacture chips ramp up production to meet growing demand for semiconductors amid rebounding car sales. In a Sunday report, The Wall Street Journal wrote Ford Motor (ticker: F) plans to idle a Louisville, Ky. plant for seven days beginning this week, and several foreign auto makers are trying to figure how to handle a shortage for chips designed for cars. Modern... Close There Is an Auto Chip Shortage. That Will Slow Down Car Makers, Says Analog Devices CEO. The slowdown in auto manuf...

But Swan doesn’t have semiconductors in his DNA and is known as more of a software and finance executive than a man with deep technical expertise. He may have been given the CEO job, but it should have been clear from the outset he was never going to carry the company for the length of time of some of his predecessors. Under Swan’s leadership, Barron’s took a positive view of Intel stock in November, arguing that despite its troubles, the company would rise again. Wednesday’s decision was yet another step forward, arriving weeks after Daniel Loeb’s activist hedge fund, Third Point,...

Until now. This past week, Apple announced three new Macs that jettison Intel processors in favor of Apple’s own in-house designed chips. Apple touted the move as a sign of innovation. For Intel, it was symbolic of the company’s gradual decline. The company’s road map no longer leads the industry. In fact, industry insiders and analysts say its manufacturing process is at least two years behind Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), the world’s largest maker of semiconductors. The company makes chips for many of Intel’s rivals, including Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and ...