DailySemi

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

May 12 4:15 PM ET – May 13 4:15 PM ET

General

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang joins Trump's China trip after last-minute presidential invitation

Huang boarded Air Force One during an Alaska refueling stop, joining Apple's Tim Cook and Tesla's Elon Musk on the May 13-15 state visit to meet Xi Jinping. The last-minute addition signals Nvidia's priority in U.S.-China tech diplomacy despite ongoing restrictions on H200 GPU exports to China.

May 12·CNBC

Capacity & Supply

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Japan's JSR establishes Taiwan photoresist plant with TSMC, targeting 2028 startup

The joint venture with Wah Lee Industrial and LCY Chemical will co-develop advanced EUV photoresists near TSMC's operations in Yunlin County. JSR, which controls roughly 20–25% of the global photoresist market, is simultaneously expanding production capacity in South Korea to secure supply as chipmakers scale EUV manufacturing.

May 13·Tom's Hardware
Texas Instruments commits $60 billion to seven U.S. semiconductor fabs

The company will build four fabs in Sherman, Texas receiving up to $40 billion, plus two in Richardson and one in Lehi, Utah, with production starting in 2025. The expansion aims to produce hundreds of millions of chips daily and support 60,000+ U.S. jobs, strengthening TI's control over analog and embedded processing supply chains amid industrial recovery and datacenter demand.

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