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Apple’s A-Series chip maker Taiwan TSMC denies chip production potential in US

Taiwan chip maker TSMC, which is responsible for producing A series chips, including Apple’s A13 Bionic chip, has been pressured by the U.S. government to produce chips in the United States, but “ There is no such plan in the short term “And denied that possibility.

For security reasons?

The U.S. government encourages TSMC to produce chips in the United States because it produces chips for U.S. military F-35 fighters. For security reasons, the government’s view is that secure chips should be produced in the United States.

Chinese vendor Huawei, which also supplies fighter chips, is said to have received similar requests from the US government.

The TSMC had been asked to take action before the presidential election in November this year.

Denial of possibility in the short term

Taiwan Media DigiTimes reports that TSMC has denied the possibility of “ no such plan in the short term ”, while reconsidering the feasibility of chip production in the United States I am.

The global integrated circuit (IC) market is expected to grow 17% in 2020, performing better than the overall semiconductor sector, which has grown 8%, said TSMC CEO Cshi Wei. States.

Source: DigiTimes, Nikkei Asian Review via 9to5Mac
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