TSMC

Also known as: Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC

Taiwanese chipmaker investing $100bn in Arizona expansion, raising total US commitment to $265bn.

2026-05-202026-10-07

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May 2026
20 MayBusiness & Financial Times
… TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, now projects the global semiconductor market will surpass US$1.5 trillion by 2030, sharply revising upward an earlier forecast of US$1 trillion, as demand for AI infrastructure accelerates far faster than anyone anticipated. …
Africa cannot afford imported intelligence

World & Region

AI will solve cancer that humans cannot, says Arm CEO

The News

Rene Haas, chief executive of Cambridge-based chip designer Arm Holdings, told the BBC that artificial intelligence will find a cure for cancer beyond human capability in the future, though modelling DNA markers impacted by cancer is currently too complex for both humans and existing computers. Haas also said that AI's rapid growth is being held back by a shortage of chips needed to build data centres.

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Tuesday 8 September

AI will solve cancer that humans cannot, says Arm CEO
Rene Haas, chief executive of Cambridge-based chip designer Arm Holdings, told the BBC that artificial intelligence will find a cure for cancer beyond human capability in the future, though modelling DNA markers impacted by cancer is currently too complex for both humans and existing computers. Haas also said that AI's rapid growth is being held back by a shortage of chips needed to build data centres.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 11 August

Intel plans $15 billion share sale amid stock turnaround
Intel announced plans to raise $15 billion through a share sale to fund expansion of its chip contract manufacturing business. Bloomberg reported Intel could increase the offering to about $20 billion priced at $95 per share or higher, with investor demand exceeding $100 billion.
11 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 31 July

Apple warns supply constraints threaten Mac, iPhone, iPad
Apple said it expected significant supply constraints to worsen and spread across its key products due to unexpectedly high demand, with Mac computers already affected and iPhone and iPad expected to follow; the company's shares fell more than 7% on the warning despite reporting a 16% revenue increase to $109 billion and 26% profit increase to $29 billion.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 27 July

Samsung, Broadcom forge $200 billion AI chip partnership
Samsung Electronics and Broadcom have agreed to a partnership envisaged to exceed $200 billion until 2030, combining Broadcom's chip design expertise with Samsung's manufacturing capabilities for memory chips, contract chip making, and advanced packaging.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 16 July

TSMC pledges $100bn more for Arizona chip expansion
Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC will invest another $100bn in Arizona to expand US production, raising its total US commitment to $265bn and creating tens of thousands of American jobs, according to the Commerce Department. The company also reported a 77% jump in second-quarter net profits to $22bn.
16 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 28 June

Tech firms raise device prices, cite AI-driven chip costs
Apple and Microsoft have raised prices on devices and consoles years old, blaming increased demand for chips from AI data centres. Apple raised tablet and laptop prices by nearly 20%, while Microsoft is raising Xbox Series S and X console prices by at least $100 from August, marking its third increase in just over a year.
28 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 18 June

Trump says Apple agreed to work with Intel on US chip manufacturing
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Apple had agreed to work with Intel to design and build its chips in the United States. Intel had reached a preliminary deal to make some chips for Apple following discussions lasting more than a year, according to the Wall Street Journal.
18 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 10 June

Global stock markets fall on tech fears and Middle East tensions
Asian stock markets suffered steep losses on Monday as investors grew concerned about overvalued artificial intelligence investments and a rise in oil prices following renewed Iran-Israel strikes. US markets recovered some losses with the Nasdaq closing up 0.9% and the S&P 500 up 0.3%, though South Korea's Kospi index fell 8.3% and Japan's Nikkei dropped 3.9%.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 8 June

Global stock markets fall on tech concerns and Middle East tensions
US stock markets recovered modestly on Monday after Friday's losses, but Asian markets fell sharply—South Korea's Kospi index closed 8.3% lower and Japan's Nikkei fell 3.9%—amid a technology stock sell-off and renewed Middle East tensions that raised oil prices and inflation concerns.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 25 May

Huawei targets 1.4-nanometre chip density within five years
Huawei said its high-end chips will have transistor density equivalent to 1.4-nanometre processes in five years, as China seeks to counter U.S. sanctions on semiconductor technology. The company unveiled a new "Tau Scaling Law" principle at a Shanghai semiconductor symposium that focuses on reducing signal and data transit times through chips rather than making transistors smaller.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 20 May

Africa risks digital dependency through imported AI systems
Africa's greatest AI risk is not lagging behind but becoming digitally dependent within systems it does not control. Unlike previous technology waves, AI is becoming the foundational architecture beneath society—shaping economies, labour, decisions, and competition—yet most infrastructure powering AI growth remains concentrated in a small number of countries and tech companies.
20 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →