Chinese state media says the development could lead to “overwhelmingly unfavourable consequences” for Taiwan and global chip supply chains

The world's top chipmaker faces limits on what chips it can make in the US at a time when the incoming Trump Administration could put increasing production-related demands on it

The move, which will have far-reaching consequences for China’s semiconductor supply chains and tech giants, came after US officials visited Taiwan last week

TSMC was a key supplier for China's Huawei until 2020 when Washington introduced new rules that barred the firm from continuing to do so

Thousands have been evacuated because of the threat of mudslides and landslides, and almost 40,000 troops were on standby

The tech leader saw orders for telecom products up 16% in August from a year ago, while electronic products rose 13.2%

Top executives from the Taiwanese tech giant were said to be discussing building a factory on a par with some of its biggest home sites

Samsung is struggling to keep up with smaller chip rival SK Hynix, while it’s also facing stiff smartphone competition from Apple and Huawei

TSMC's shares had been on a roll until US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accused Taiwan of stealing American chip business and asked the island to 'pay for its defence'

The United States has reportedly told allies it is considering using the most severe trade curbs available if companies continue giving China access to advanced chip tech

The server chip will likely focus on running AI models, also known as inference, rather than in training AI models, where Nvidia is dominant

The island has now been hit by more than 1,000 aftershocks following the deadly April 3 earthquake