Joint venture with Intel unfavorable for TSMC: expert

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If a TSMC-Intel joint venture is formed, it would help Intel overcome difficulties and bolster the development of the US semiconductor manufacturing industry, Liu said.</p><p>TSMC chairman C.C. Wei (魏哲家) has said the company has no interest in acquiring Intel’s chip manufacturing facilities after the US firm spun off its foundry business, he said.</p><p>Baird analyst Tristan Gerra said that while there is no confirmation and the potential completion of the project could take a long time, the move would make sense, “further building on Intel’s prior CEO’s focus on the company’s core competency, manufacturing.”</p> </div> <div class="fbsbox"> <div class="fb-like" style="margin:10px 0" data-href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/02/14/2003831873" data-layout="button" data-send="true" data-share="true" data-width="620" data-show-faces="false"></div> </div>  <div id="ad-K2" class="boxTitle ad pc web ad_mg_b" data-desc="廣告ad-K2" style="text-align: center; display:none;"> <script> displayDFP('ad-K2', 'pc'); </script> </div>  <div id="ad-IR2" class="boxTitle ad m mob ad_mg_b" data-desc="廣告ad-IR2" style="text-align: center; display:none;"> <script> displayDFP('ad-IR2', 'm'); </script> </div> </li> <li> <div id="right_blake">  <div id="ad-BD1" class="boxTitle ad pc web ad_mg_b" data-desc="廣告ad-BD1" style="text-align: center; display:none;"> <script> displayDFP('ad-BD1', 'pc'); </script> </div> <div class="popular boxTitle boxText" id="read" data-desc="Most Popular"> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/Mostread"><h1>Most Popular<i><img src="assets/images/right.png" width="10" class="iconimg2"></i></h1></a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2025/02/16/2003831939" data-desc="T:0:Tesla uses Chinese courts to silence critics and make them pay"><div class="no">1</div><h5 class="bf3">Tesla uses Chinese courts to silence critics and make them pay</h5></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2025/02/17/2003831999" data-desc="T:1:US removes no independence statement"><div class="no">2</div><h5 class="bf3">US removes no independence statement</h5></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2025/02/18/2003832058" data-desc="T:2:Taiwan thanks Japan for family registry change"><div class="no">3</div><h5 class="bf3">Taiwan thanks Japan for family registry change</h5></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2025/02/16/2003831950" data-desc="T:3:Taiwan in Time: When the Soviets bombed Taiwan for China"><div class="no">4</div><h5 class="bf3">Taiwan in Time: When the Soviets bombed Taiwan for China</h5></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2025/02/19/2003832116" data-desc="T:4:MAC warns of PRC arrests, detentions"><div class="no">5</div><h5 class="bf3">MAC warns of PRC arrests, detentions</h5></a></li> </ul> </div>  <div id="ad-BD2" class="boxTitle ad pc web ad_mg_b" data-desc="廣告ad-BD2" style="text-align: center; display:none;"> <script> displayDFP('ad-BD2', 'pc'); </script> </div>  <div id="ad-B2" class="boxTitle ad m mob ad_pd_t ad_bd_t ad_mg_b" data-desc="廣告ad-B2" style="text-align: center; display:none;"> <script> displayDFP('ad-B2', 'm'); </script> </div> <div class="fbbox web pad"> <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/page.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTaipei-Times-210998785327%2F&tabs=timeline&width=300&height=382&small_header=false&adapt_container_width=true&hide_cover=false&show_facepile=true&appId=213492305352346" width="300" height="382" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="dbox2 archivesd"> <div class="dbox2s arboxs"> <ul> <li> </li> <li> <div class="dboxss2 boxTitle boxText" data-desc="You might also like"> <h1>You might also like</h1> <div class="bigbox2 noline"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/02/19/2003832126" data-desc="P:0:Actor, 11 others suspected of dodging military service"> <div> <div class="bnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/02/19/thumbs/p02-250219-003.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h1 class="bf2">Actor, 11 others suspected of dodging military service</h1> <div class="date_list ">2025-02-19</div> <p> <font class="red ">WANG RELEASED: </font> A police investigation showed that an organized crime group allegedly taught their clients how to pretend to be sick during medical exams Actor Darren Wang (王大陸) and 11 others were released on bail yesterday, after being questioned for allegedly dodging compulsory military service or forging documents to help others avoid serving. 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Three men surnamed Lee (李), Chang (張) and Lin (林) are suspected of improperly assisting conscripts in changing their military classification from “stand-by </p> <h6>By Lu Yun-feng, Chiu Chun-fu and Sam Garcia</h6> </div> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="bigbox2 sline"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/02/18/2003832073" data-desc="P:2:US deploying new anti-drone systems: report"> <div> <div class="bnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/02/18/thumbs/p03-250218-3 island.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h1 class="bf2">US deploying new anti-drone systems: report</h1> <div class="date_list ">2025-02-18</div> <p> <font class="red ">LITTORAL REGIMENTS:</font> The US Marine Corps is transitioning to an ‘island hopping’ strategy to counterattack Beijing’s area denial strategy The US Marine Corps (USMC) has introduced new anti-drone systems to bolster air defense in the Pacific island chain amid growing Chinese military influence in the region, The Telegraph reported on Sunday. The new Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) Mk 1 is being developed to counter “the growing menace of unmanned aerial systems,” it cited the Marine Corps as saying. China has constructed a powerful defense mechanism in the Pacific Ocean west of the first island chain by deploying weapons such as rockets, submarines and anti-ship missiles — which is part of its anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) strategy against adversaries — the </p> <h6>By Chen Cheng-liang and Esme Yeh</h6> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/02/17/2003832032" data-desc="P:3:Ko may apply for home visit after father’s death: detention center"> <div> <div class="bnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/02/17/thumbs/KoWenje.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h1 class="bf2">Ko may apply for home visit after father’s death: detention center</h1> <div class="date_list ">2025-02-17</div> <p> <font class="red hidden"></font> Former Taiwan People’s Party chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) may apply to visit home following the death of his father this morning, the Taipei Detention Center said. Ko’s father, Ko Cheng-fa (柯承發), passed away at 8:40am today at the Hsinchu branch of National Taiwan University Hospital. He was 94 years old. The center said Ko Wen-je was welcome to apply, but declined to say whether it had already received an application. The center also provides psychological counseling to people in detention as needed, it added, also declining to comment on Ko Wen-je’s mental state. 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