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Report Shows TSMC Hitting Demand Maximum

William Attardi on March 24, 2026

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is reportedly reaching its limit for supply chain demand, creating bottlenecks for the first time in the company’s history. As demand if AI chips grows, the company that once thought it would never hit capacity is now falling behind. In a report in Reuters, the strain is forcing TSMC to build more facilities by the end of next year. TSMC announced it was struggling with demand earlier this year, as the AI infrastructure grow at a rapid pace. The company is continuing its partnerships with Nvidia and Apple. Business News Today – tEDmag

America Signs Semiconductor Trade Deal with Taiwan

William Attardi on January 22, 2026

This unprecedented commitment will strengthen U.S. economic resilience, create high-paying jobs, and bolster national security. The agreement establishes a strategic economic partnership between the United States and Taiwan to decisively strengthen U.S. domestic semiconductor supply chains and secure America’s technological and industrial leadership. Taiwan will facilitate U.S. investment in the Taiwanese semiconductor, AI, defense technology, telecommunications, and biotechnology industries to expand market access for American companies, deepen technological collaboration, and strengthen U.S. leadership in critical and emerging industries. The agreement will enhance balanced trade through a predictable tariff framework. America Signs Semiconductor Trade Deal With Taiwan – electrifiED

That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind – The last time human beings headed moonward was on the Apollo 17 flight that launched Dec. 7, 1972—before any of the Artemis II crew members were born. Today’s crew will not land on the moon—they won’t even orbit the moon. But they will whip around the lunar far side, on a shakedown mission test-flying the Orion spacecraft. This is essential preparatory work for achieving NASA’s bigger lunar goals. Next year there will be another test flight in low Earth orbit during the flight of Artemis III, followed by up to two moon landings by Artemis IV and V in 2028, and annual landings thereafter. Unlike the Apollo program, Artemis aims not just for the so-called flags-and-footprints model of short, one- to three-day stays on the moon, but for a long-term presence at a long-term moon base in the south lunar pole, where deposits of ice can provide drinkable water, breathable oxygen, and oxygen-hydrogen rocket fuel. Very much like the Apollo program, Artemis finds itself in a closely watched moon race, not with the old Soviet Union this time, but with China, which has announced its intention to have astronauts on the moon by 2030. The U.S. is not going it alone this time, however. While Apollo was an entirely American enterprise, Artemis flies under the flag of 60 countries, signatories to the Artemis Accords, an international pact whose members vow to support the peaceful exploration of space and contribute money, modules, and astronauts to the Artemis cause. Artemis II Has Launched. Here’s Everything You Need to Know