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SHANGHAI: Hua Hong Semiconductor, China's second-largest chip foundry, posted modest gains in its Shanghai debut on Monday, reflecting a weak market sentiment and investor caution amid mounting Sino-U.S. chip rivalry. Hua Hong shares opened 13% higher on Shanghai's tech-focused STAR Market, but quickly faltered.As of 0225 GMT, the stock was changing hands at 54.6 yuan($ 7.60), just 5% higher than its offer price of 52 yuan.... " It will help it expand its mature node capacity, which is a focus

SHANGHAI: Hua Hong Semiconductor, China's second-largest chip foundry, posted modest gains in its Shanghai debut on Monday, reflecting a weak market sentiment and investor caution amid mounting Sino-U.S. chip rivalry. Hua Hong shares opened 13% higher on Shanghai's tech-focused STAR Market, but quickly faltered.As of 0225 GMT, the stock was changing hands at 54.6 yuan($ 7.60), just 5% higher than its offer price of 52 yuan.... " It will help it expand its mature node capacity, which is a focus

A single vibration can destroy entire batches of the precision-made semiconductors.... To ensure the safety of personnel, some fabs were evacuated according to company procedure, ” the company said in a statement.... StarPicks LBS unveils golden opportunity for homebuyers But TSMC expansion projects now underway in Japan and the US will take time to get up to full speed and American companies such as Micron Technology Inc. still maintain major operations on the island....

Intel Corp INTC. Oclimbed 6.9%, and both stocks helped to boost the SP 500 and the Nasdaq. The Philadelphia SE semiconductor index. SOX jumped 5.1% in its biggest daily percentage gain since Feb.... 15, while it remains down about 10% for the year so far.... " People finally said hey, this is a good entry point."" They are seeing more value in tech for the first time in a long time," he said. Oil prices fell after rallying sharply on Wednesday....

TAIPEI, Taiwan--TSMC, the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for Apple Inc. and other global brands, said Thursday its latest quarterly profit rose 11.2% over a year earlier to$ 4.8 billion as demand for smartphones and consumer electronics increased. Sales in the three months ending June 30 rose 19.8% to$ 13.3 billion, said the company, headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Inc. has said it expects faster growth as next-generation telecoms and comput