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Taiwan Introduces ‘Economic Espionage’ Law Aimed At Chinese Tech Thieves

Nathan Jolly February 21, 2022 No Comments

Taiwan has introduced harsh new national security laws aimed at punishing Chinese interests intent on poaching personnel and stealing tech industry secrets. Premier Su Tseng-chang said that officials have discovered…

Taiwan Boycott Beijing Olympics, As Tensions Increase

Nathan Jolly January 31, 2022 No Comments

Taiwan will not participate in the opening or closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games, over fears that China will use the event to claim ownership of the island on…

Mac Rumours Say Apple’s M2 Chip Still On Hold

Luke Anisimoff January 20, 2022 No Comments

Rumours abound through leaks that Apple’s upcoming Mac Pro won’t be embracing the anticipated M2 processor yet, instead sticking to the M1 Pro and M1 Max silicon. But while that…

TSMC Earmarking $60+ Billion To Fix Chip Shortage

Nathan Jolly January 14, 2022 No Comments

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has released a record spending roadmap that will see the leading chipmaker spending north of A$60 billion in 2022 alone, in order to mend the ongoing…

Nvidia Lose Samsung, Gain TSMC For RTX 40-Series GPUs

Luke Anisimoff December 1, 2021 No Comments

With the Nvidia RTX 40-series graphics cards widely expected to land in 2022, and a tease expected at CES 2022, where ChannelNews will be on the ground to report directly,…

Apple Dodging Qualcomm, Tap TSMC For IPhone 5G Modem

Luke Anisimoff November 29, 2021 No Comments

In an ongoing effort to ease their reliance on US multinational Qualcomm for modem hardware for 5G connectivity for their iPhones, Apple have reportedly commissioned chip titans Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing…

TSMC To Make Custom iPhone 5G Modem

Nathan Jolly November 25, 2021 No Comments

Apple have made yet another move to reduce its reliance upon chipmaker Qualcomm, after buying Intel’s modem operations in 2019. Nikkei Asia reports that Apple has signed up TSMC to…

White House Demands Supply Chain Secrets From Tech Giants

Nathan Jolly September 27, 2021 No Comments

A number of major technology companies have been asked by the US Secretary of Commerce to provide transparency surrounding its US supply chains. Samsung, TSMC, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, and a…

CE Costs Could Rise As TSMC Hikes Chip Prices

Jake Nelson September 7, 2021 No Comments

Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC is hiking prices on its chips by up to 20 per cent amid the global semiconductor shortage, a move which could drive up prices on consumer…

World’s Largest Chip Maker To Raise Prices

Nathan Jolly August 30, 2021 No Comments

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest contract chip maker, is reportedly set to raise its prices by as much as 20 per cent, costs that will no doubt be…