And Apple does indeed have an agreement with TSM for them to fab some Apple chips.
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Giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ( TSM, 17) is the top contract chipmaker, with roughly half the market.
Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of IDTI, versus INTC and TSM.
Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of INTC, versus TSM and TXN.
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Other major components of the Fund include Texas Instruments Inc ( TXN), Taiwan Semiconductor ( TSM) and Applied Materials ( AMAT).
At present the ETF has 622 holdings including Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM), Petroleo Brasileiro (NYSE: PBR-A), China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) and Vale SA (NYSE: VALE).
It relies on semiconductor foundries like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. ( TSM) to make the chips, so it avoids the capital-intensive risk of building its own foundries.
Among the largest underlying components of EEM, in trading today Taiwan Semiconductor ( TSM) is up about 0.1%, and Infosys Ltd ( INFY) is up by about 0.7%.
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Among the largest underlying components of IXN, in trading today International Business Machines ( IBM) is trading flat, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ( TSM) is lower by about 2%.
However, we understand that yield rates at TSM have thus far been unacceptably low for commercial viability, and that the deadline for inclusion into the next iPhone has passed.
An article on AppleInsider notes that Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) is giving Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE: TSM) last minute orders, whih some analysts believe could be parts for the iPhone 5.
One semiconductor industry leader, Morris Chang, who is the chairman and CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd . ( TSM), just recently painted a very dismal outlook not only for the economy but for the semiconductor industry.
"The approval from Visa of RIM''s SEM solution is an important step in that it will enable carriers to support Visa issuing banks and financial institutions, " said Frank Maduri, Senior Director, NFC Services and TSM Product Management at RIM.
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Among the largest underlying components of EEM, in trading today Itau Unibanco Holding SA ( NYSE: ITUB) is down about 3.2%, Vale SA ( NYSE: VALE) is off about 1.6%, and Taiwan Semiconductor ( NYSE: TSM) is lower by about 1%.
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