TSMC plans to produce 30% of its leading-edge chips in Arizona with a $165 billion investment.The Trump administration initiated a Section 232 investigation into semiconductors for national security.Nvidia's H20 products and AMD's MI308 products now require U.S. export licenses.China's export restrictions on rare earth elements impact national security.TSMC reported $25 billion in Q1 revenue, up ~35% YoY, and denied Intel joint venture rumors.ASML's Q1 earnings aligned with guidance, with some uncertainty due to recent tariff announcements.AMD taped out its Venice processor on TSMC's 2nm process; Nvidia plans $500 billion U.S. AI supercomputing factories.Cadence to acquire Arm's Artisan foundation IP business, while Intel will sell 51% of Altera to Silver Lake.JEDEC published the HBM4 standard, increasing transfer speeds and total bandwidth.Onsemi abandoned Allegro MicroSystems acquisition; Applied Materials acquired 9% of BE Semiconductor.