By now it’s no secret that Intel wants to grow its manufacturing business into one that can rival those of TSMC and Samsung. With its IDM 2.0 initiative, the company wants to make strategic changes on many different levels, from improving its process technology to building additional capacity, and using…

If You''re an Intel Investor, Here''s What I''d Do

04:00pm, Tuesday, 15'th Feb 2022 The Street RealMoney
INTC is here to stay but it''s a long way from competing effectively against either Nvidia or AMD, or even Taiwan Semiconductor.
Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) shares rose in early trading on Tuesday, even as a report suggested that construction on its U.S.-based advanced chip plant was behind schedule, citing…

Intel to buy Israeli chipmaker as it takes on Taiwanese rival

02:28pm, Tuesday, 15'th Feb 2022 BusinessLIVE
CEO Pat Gelsinger is betting the purchase of Tower Semiconductor can help him compete with TSMC

TSMC to expand new Japan chip factory, Denso takes stake

02:27pm, Tuesday, 15'th Feb 2022 Reuters
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said on Tuesday that the chip plant it is building in Japan with Sony Group will expand, with an extra $1.6 billion in spending, while auto supplier Denso Corp will take a 10% stake.
New York, Feb. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Insight Partners added latest research study titled as, " Advanced Packaging Market Size, Share, Revenue, Growth, Global Analysis and Forecast to 2028". According to the report, the Advanced Packaging Technologies to Contribute Significantly to Economic Recovery of Semiconductor Industry. Foundries, substrate/PCB suppliers, and EMS/DM Players, etc., operating with different business models entering packaging business. Innovations in packaging technologies, and focus on heterogeneous integrations and wafer-level packages have prompted the chip industry to develop a new set of solutions, collectively known as advanced packaging. An increase in the size of silicon from 100 mm to 300 mm is a significant trend affecting the advanced packaging market. The shift to wafers with longer diameters has reduced the manufacturing cost by 20–25%. The miniaturization of devices and increasing adoption of MEMS are bolstering the demand for embedded die packaging.

Japan’s Denso to invest in TSMC chip factory in Japan

11:52am, Tuesday, 15'th Feb 2022 FX Empire
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Japan’s Denso Corp has agreed to take a minority stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s majority-owned manufacturing subsidiary in Japan, the contract chipmaker said on Tuesday.

Japan''s Denso to invest in TSMC chip factory in Japan

11:28am, Tuesday, 15'th Feb 2022 Nippon.com
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Japan''s Denso Corp has agreed to take a minority stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co''s majority-owned manufacturing subsidiary in Japan, the contract chipmaker said on Tuesday. Denso will invest $350 million in Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Inc, TSMC''s chip factory in southern Japan, for a more than 10% equity stake, TSMC said in a st…

Intel confirms Tower Semiconductor acquisition for $5.4bn

11:01am, Tuesday, 15'th Feb 2022 SiliconRepublic
The acquisition of Israel’s Tower will help Intel expand its foundry business and compete with other chipmakers such as Taiwan’s TSMC. The post Intel confirms Tower Semiconductor acquisition for $5.4bn appeared first on Silicon Republic .

Intel Agrees to Buy Tower Semiconductor in $5.4 Billion Deal

10:07am, Tuesday, 15'th Feb 2022 Barron''s
An acquisition of Tower would help Intel make up ground lost in chip making to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Samsung.

Intel nears $6 billion deal to buy Tower Semiconductor

04:21am, Tuesday, 15'th Feb 2022 The Hindu
The potential purchase would deepen Intel''s presence in a space dominated by Taiwan-based TSMC, the world''s largest contract chipmaker.
Intel Corp is close to a deal to acquire Tower Semiconductor Ltd for about US$5 billion as part of its push into the outsourced chip-manufacturing business, according to a person familiar with negotiations.The US chip maker plans to announce the purchase of the Israeli company as early as Tuesday morning, according to the person, who asked not to be identified because the matter is private. The Wall Street Journal previously reported on the deal.Intel declined to comment on the transaction,…
Highlights AMD had announced the deal with Xilinx Inc (XLNX) in October 2020. At the time, the chip manufacturer was valued at US$35 billion. But the XLNX stocks price gains have pushed the valuation higher. In what is being called a record-breaking deal in the semiconductor industry, American chip manufacturing giant Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on Monday said that it finalized a deal to acquire chipmaker Xilinx Inc. (XLNX) for about US$50 billion. The eye-popping deal comes after Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) canceled its purchase of SoftBank-owned Arm, citing regulatory hurdles. Arm is a leader in AI, Cloud, and LoT technologies. AMD CEO Lisa Su told Reuters that the company was in talks with regulators to approve the acquisition. The acquisition aims at bolstering its position in the data center market. Su added that the products of the two companies complement each other. AMD had first announced the deal in October 2020. At the time, Xilinx Inc. was valued at US$35 billion. But XLNXs stock gains overtime pushed the valuation higher, according to Reuters.

Global Markets Slide On Mounting Ukraine Tensions

12:51pm, Monday, 14'th Feb 2022 Zero Hedge
Global Markets Slide On Mounting Ukraine Tensions US index futures and global stocks extended their Friday losses on Monday, as worries about growing geopolitical conflict in Ukraine sparked concerns about global economic growth and adding to concerns about inflation and the prospect of aggressive Fed rate hikes to tame it. Nasdaq futures were down 1.2% by 715 a.m. ET after earlier sliding as much as 1.5%. S&P 500 futures slipped 0.8%, setting up the benchmark U.S. index to fall further from a two-week low reached on Friday. Treasury yields dropped further from a multi-year high hit on Friday and gold rose, while bitcoin extended its sharp decline from Friday. Focal points Monday include comments by St. Louis Fed President James Bullard at 8:30am ET. Airline stocks slid in premarket trading, following European peers lower, as growing concerns about geopolitical risks over Ukraine ripple through global markets. Lockheed Martin Corp. scrapped its bid to buy Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc. after the Federal Trade Commission sued to block the deal.

Check Out What Whales Are Doing With TSM

08:32pm, Friday, 11'th Feb 2022 Benzinga
A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Taiwan Semiconductor . Looking at options history for Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM ) we detected 95 strange trades. If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 38% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 61% with bearish. From the overall spotted trades, 63 are puts, for a total amount of $3,926,589 and 32, calls, for a total amount of $1,631,104. What''s The Price Target? Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $90.0 to $155.0 … Full story available on Benzinga.com
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