Chip giant TSMC crosses $1 trillion market cap, riding on the back of Nvidia's gains

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Visitors taking photofs at a TSMC booth at the 2024 World Semiconductor Congress in Nanjing, China.
TSMC's stock is benefiting from the wave in artificial intelligence.

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The world's top chipmakers can flip a 'kill switch' should China invade Taiwan, Bloomberg reports

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ASML Holding logo is seen at company's headquarters in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Januari 23, 2019. REUTERS/Eva Plevier
ASML Holding logo is seen at company's headquarters in Eindhoven

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China's top climate envoy is coming to the US this month as tensions over green tech run high

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A coal-fired power plant in China's Zhejiang province.

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Taiwan's economy is booming thanks to the AI craze

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Outside of a TSMC microchip fabrication plant in Taichung, Taiwan. September 13th, 2023.
A TSMC plant in Taichung, Taiwan.

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The US is betting big on AI chips, but there's a giant flaw in the plan

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Purdue University is newly flush with about $4 billion in investment to build a semiconductor manufacturing complex.

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Microchip giant TSMC strikes $11.6 billion deal with Biden to boost production in Arizona

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President Joe Biden and TSMC chairman Mark Liu.

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At least 9 killed in the strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years

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Rescue operations were underway after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake killed nine people and injured at least 963 in Taiwan. It's the strongest to hit Taiwan since 1999.

The US is firing back again in the great China chip wars

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The Biden administration may impose additional restrictions on Chinese chip firms linked to Huawei, Bloomberg reported.

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Nvidia's AI chips boom could help the Biden administration bring semiconductor jobs to the US

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Nvidia isn't the only semiconductor business that could benefit from the surge in demand for AI chips.

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10 fascinating facts about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who has a company tattoo and dozens of direct reports

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
Here are 10 facts about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang that may be surprise you.

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