Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology , two of the world's largest memory chip makers, warned that strict COVID-19 curbs in the Chinese city of Xian could disrupt their chip manufacturing bases in the area.

Taipei, Jan. 3 (CNA) Aftershocks are expected over the next two days following a magnitude 6.0 earthquake off the coast of Hualien County on Monday evening that jolted northern Taiwan, a Central Weather Bureau (CWB) official said.

Microsoft Corp. lured away a veteran semiconductor designer from Apple Inc. as it looks to expand its own server-chips efforts, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Apple Inc. is considering pushing back the debut of its mixed-reality headset by at least a few months, potentially delaying its first major new product since the Apple Watch in 2015, according to people familiar with the situation.

Intel Corp said on Friday it would invest up to $100 billion to build potentially the world's largest chip-making complex in Ohio, looking to boost capacity as a global shortage of semiconductors affects everything from smartphones to cars.

TSMC reportedly is planning to build a new advanced packaging plant in Chiayi or Yunlin county, southern Taiwan as it is fast revising its production roadmaps in response to rapid increases in demand for 5/3/2nm chips manufacturing, with Chiyai more likely…

Nvidia Corp is preparing to abandon its purchase of Arm Ltd from SoftBank Group Corp after offering about $40 billion for the British company in 2020, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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The Biden administration has concluded that a global semiconductor shortage will persist until at least the second half of this year, promising long-term strain on a range of U.S. businesses including automakers and the consumer electronics industry.

China's market regulator has conditionally approved semiconductor group Advanced Micro Devices Inc's $35 billion all-stock deal for peer Xilinx , it said on Thursday.

5G is coming to Apple’s cheapest iPhone and the iPad Air.