Chip manufacturers, including Apple supplier TSMC, have begun considering moving a portion of their manufacturing to Japan as US/China tensions continue to escalate.Credit: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.Seven chipmakers have met with Japanese prime minister, Fumio Kishida, to discuss moving some portion of their operations to Japan. The announcement comes ahead of a G7 summit in Japan, where economic stability is expected to be a core topic. Read more...

Chip manufacturers, including Apple supplier TSMC, have begun considering moving a portion of their manufacturing to Japan as US/China tensions continue to escalate.Credit: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.Seven chipmakers have met with Japanese prime minister, Fumio Kishida, to discuss moving some portion of their operations to Japan. The announcement comes ahead of a G7 summit in Japan, where economic stability is expected to be a core topic. Read more...

Apple chipmaker TSMC is one of seven semiconductor companies to announce plans to invest in Japanese operations, ahead of a G7 summit in the country. One of the key issues to be discussed at the summit is economic resilience and security in the light of growing threats to global trade, which includes fears about the future of Taiwan … more… The post Apple chipmaker TSMC investing in Japanese production as Taiwanese stability fears grow appeared first on 9to5Mac.

Apple chipmaker TSMC is one of seven semiconductor companies to announce plans to invest in Japanese operations, ahead of a G7 summit in the country. One of the key issues to be discussed at the summit is economic resilience and security in the light of growing threats to global trade, which includes fears about the future of Taiwan … more… The post Apple chipmaker TSMC investing in Japanese production as Taiwanese stability fears grow appeared first on 9to5Mac.

Economic factors contributed to low smartphone shipments in Southeast Asia as consumers spent less money, but iPhone shipments saw growth.Apple emerges as a standout in declining smartphone marketsDue to diminished demand and a seasonal decrease, smartphone shipments in Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, and Malaysia registered a year-over-year decline of 13%, according to Counterpoint Research. Apple was the only one among the top six companies to increase shipments. Read more...

U.S. stock indices ended lower on Friday, led by weaker big technology-related shares following their recent rally, as data showed U.S. consumer sentiment dropped to a six-month low. Caroline Valetkevitch for Reuters: The S&P 500 technology sector was lower, with shares of Apple Inc among the biggest drags. The technology index is still up about 22% so far this year. Adding to investor worries, May consumer sentiment dropped to its lowest since November as a standoff to raise the federal government’s borrowing cap fanned worries about the economic outlook. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 (.SPX) lost 6.48 points, or 0.16%, to end at 4,124.14 points, while the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) lost 43.76 points, or 0.35%, to 12,284.74. The…