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Apple IPhone Helps Give TSMC an Instant Hit
Its latest chipmaking technology has had one of the fastest uptakes in recent history.
Small is beautiful, in chips.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s introduction of a new chipmaking technology was a huge boost to the company amid a weakening global environment.
It’s 7-nanometer node, which measures the size of connections inside a chip, accounted for 11 percent of revenue during the third quarter, from zero in the previous three months.