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Washington cut off Huawei’s access to US components and technology including Google’s music and other smartphone services last year. Those restrictions were tightened in May when the White House barred vendors worldwide from using US technology to produce components for Huawei. (Photo | AFP)

Isolated by US, Huawei can produce smartphone chips no more

Huawei CEO Yu Chengdong said Friday that production of the company’s high-end Kirin 9000 chipset would stop from September 15.

08 Aug 2020 8:53 PM

The dramatic change in fortunes is the latest in a succession of comedowns for Intel, which has been struggling to adapt to the shift from personal computers to mobile. Intel suffered another blow last month when Apple announced it will soon begin relying on its own chips to power its Mac computers instead of Intel’s.

King of the PC era, Intel's struggles in the mobile age worsen

The semiconductor maker’s stock plunged 16 per cent wiping out USD 41 billion in shareholder wealth.

25 Jul 2020 7:50 PM

Huawei has also downgraded its forecast for total smartphone shipments in the second half of 2019. (Photo: AP)

Huawei cuts orders to key suppliers after US blacklisting

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) confirmed that orders from Huawei have declined.

06 Jun 2019 11:00 AM

. ARM’s chip designs contain technology of US origin and are the backbone of Huawei handsets. (Photo: AP)

ARM supply halt deals fresh blow to Huawei

Huawei, like Apple Inc and Qualcomm, uses ARM blueprints to design the processors that power its smartphones.

24 May 2019 4:25 PM

Recent settlement between its top clients Apple and Qualcomm to end their two-year legal dispute over smartphone chips will help the Taiwanese firm. (Photo: Yahoo!)

TSMC upbeat on chip outlook after Apple-Qualcomm settlement

ASML expects growth to accelerate thanks to demand from Chinese chipmakers.

20 Apr 2019 12:25 PM

Shares of European chipmakers tumbled on Thursday after TSMC’s revenue guidance. (Photo: Yahoo!)

TSMC offers gloomy revenue forecast, slams chipmaker shares

Investors are already fretting about a global tech slowdown after warnings from Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Apple.

18 Jan 2019 3:02 PM

A computer virus outbreak at the company was the result of a mutated WannaCry ransomware attack. (Photo: File/Representational)

Apple chip supplier TSMC recommences production after WannaCry attack

The company said over the weekend a number of its computer systems fab (manufacturing) tools had been infected by a virus.

07 Aug 2018 7:22 AM

TSMC expects full recovery on Monday. (Photo: Pixabay)

Apple chip supplier says virus will cause shipment delays

Taiwan Semiconductor Co. Ltd. said 80 percent of the fabrication tools affected by Friday’s virus.

06 Aug 2018 9:26 AM

TSMC expects this incident to cause shipment delays and additional costs. (Photo: Yahoo!)

TSMC state third-quarter results hit by computer virus

TSMC said that a number of its computer systems and fab tools had been infected by a virus.

06 Aug 2018 8:21 AM

The company said there was uneven impact across several of its fabs. (Representational Photo: Pixabay)

TSMC’s fab tools infected by computer virus

TSMC has contained the problem and found a solution, and recovery of the tools is in progress.

05 Aug 2018 11:45 AM

The chipset is expected to be called the A12 and will be utilising the 7nm FinFET manufacturing process.

Apple's A12 chipsets rumoured to be in production

The successor to A11 Bionic chips is rumoured to be built on the 7nm manufacturing process.

23 May 2018 9:15 PM

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