The acquisition of 20% of Intel actions by TSMC It has not yet been shared with the Taiwanese government.
Taiwan Economy Minister has not mentioned the TSMC-Intel agreement
A few days ago there was talk about the possible agreement between TSMC and Intel so that The first acquired 20% of the second actions. However, for the Taiwanese government, right now there is nothing to talk about.
According to statements made by the country's Minister of Economy, Kuo Chih-Hui, have not had any constancy of this agreement, and pointed out that any movement of this type requires a Prior approval of the Taiwan Investment Review Commission.
The participation of the Taiwanese company in Intel would be determined by the need for help that the latter requires at the time of rationalize the manufacture of your chips. As you know, Intel has been fighting for many years with its advanced manufacturing processes, but it has not yet avoided that TSMC becomes the maximum reference globally.
Intel's objective is none other than to establish itself within the chip manufacturing industry on demand, something for which it depends on the 18A manufacturing processand that is where the Taiwanese company could have relevance, which is already beginning with its 2NM wafering production.
And it must be remembered that Intel's shares have risen 14% So far this year, something that would go hand in hand with the alleged participation of TSMC, either because of the direct purchase of some of its foundations or the minority participation of your business.
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However, as we have already mentioned, this type of actions require prior authorization by the Taiwan government, and at least for now, they have not received any official information from their company, and concluded pointing out that, if it is true , it would also remain subject to antitrust scrutinydue to the fundamental role that both companies occupy.
