You can see a motorcycle near a building of the Taiwan Semiconductors Manufacturers Company (TSMC), which is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductors’ design and design company in HSINCHU, Taiwan, on April 16, 2025.
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Taiwan Semiconductors Manufacturing Company denied reports that the semiconductor giant was in active discussions with Smart As for a joint chip company.
« TSMC is not dedicated to any discussion with other companies about any joint company, technological license or technology, » said CCE CEO Wei on the company’s first quarter earnings call on Wednesday, and decreased rumors on a collaboration with Intel.
It was said that Intel and TSMC had been looking for a JV as recently as this month. On April 3, the information reported that the two companies discussed a preliminary agreement to form a link to operate the Intel chip factories with TSMC, having a 21%participation.
Intel was not immediately available for comments when he contacted CNBC in Wei’s comments on Thursday. The company previously said that it does not comment on the rumors, when CNBC asked about the reports reported.
Once the dominant chip maker in the United StatesIntel has faced numerous challenges in recent years, losing ground for players like Nvidia, AMD, Qualcomm and Apple. Last year, Intel suffered his The worst performance as a public companywith the shares that spill 61% of their value.
TSMC refusal to Intel link talks comes when President Donald Trump presses to address world commercial imbalances and reshore manufacture in the United States through rates. The recently started an investigation into semiconductor imports – A movement that could lead to new rates for the chip industry.
TSMC reported a pace of benefit During the first quarter thanks to a continuous increase in the demand for AI chips. However, the company holds with possible heads of Trump’s rates, which are targeted by Taiwan, and Strict export controls To TSMC NVIDIA and AMD customers.
– Dylan Butts of CNBC contributed to this report
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