The Story of How TSMC Came to Dominate the World
Odd Lots25 Jan 2021

The Story of How TSMC Came to Dominate the World

In every conversation about computer chips, it always comes back to the dominant player: TSMC. Founded in the 1980s, it's far and away the biggest and most advanced manufacturer. And, as our guest points out, it's virtually impossible to find any piece of consumer tech hardware that Taiwan Semi hasn't touched in some way. On this episode, we speak with Tim Culpan, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist who has been reporting from Taipei for over 20 years, about how the company came to be, why it's so dominant, its geopolitical importance, and what could plausibly dislodge it.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episoder(1187)

Dan Ariely on How To Win Big by Betting on Human Capital

Dan Ariely on How To Win Big by Betting on Human Capital

Dan Ariely is one of the most famous behavioral economists in the world. And in his latest act, he's attempted to apply his research to investing. His five-year-old firm Irrational Capital searches ou...

3 Jun 202143min

Roshun Patel on What Really Happened During the Crypto Market Crash

Roshun Patel on What Really Happened During the Crypto Market Crash

The crypto market recently experienced one of its worst crashes ever, with numerous coins cut in half in a manner of days, seemingly without an obvious catalyst. So what really happened during the sel...

31 Mai 20211h 9min

Data Centers, Crypto Miners, and Gamers Are All Battling for Semiconductors

Data Centers, Crypto Miners, and Gamers Are All Battling for Semiconductors

These days, there's a shortage of chips everywhere you look. Some of it is related to idiosyncratic events specifically related to logistics. Some of it is related to production challenges relating to...

27 Mai 202152min

Daniela Gabor on the Critical Case Against Private Sector ESG

Daniela Gabor on the Critical Case Against Private Sector ESG

Over the last few years, ESG has become a gigantic industry. Due to concerns over climate, the treatment of workers, and other public matters, there's been a huge influx of money into investments that...

24 Mai 202142min

Aaron Lammer on Yield Farming and Trading in the World of DeFi

Aaron Lammer on Yield Farming and Trading in the World of DeFi

"Decentralized Finance," "Yield farming"... you've probably heard these terms before, but have very little idea about how they all work. On a recent episode, we spoke with one of the creators of the l...

20 Mai 20211h 5min

How the World's Companies Wound Up in a Deepening Supply Chain Nightmare

How the World's Companies Wound Up in a Deepening Supply Chain Nightmare

By now, everybody knows that global supply chains are a mess. Not a day goes by where there isn't news of some shortage or bottleneck. Chips, shipping containers, lumber, you name it. So how did it ha...

17 Mai 202149min

Jared Bernstein on Taxes, Spending, and Why President Biden Wants to 'Pay for It'

Jared Bernstein on Taxes, Spending, and Why President Biden Wants to 'Pay for It'

Jared Bernstein has been a longtime advisor to President Joe Biden. He was his advisor while Biden was Vice President, and today he serves on the Council of Economic Advisors. On the latest Odd Lots, ...

13 Mai 202154min

Viktor Shvets on Inflation and How Crypto Could Cause the Next Financial Crisis

Viktor Shvets on Inflation and How Crypto Could Cause the Next Financial Crisis

What will the economy really look like when things normalize? Lots of people are, of course, anticipating a sustained rise in inflation, even beyond this burst in prices right now. Our guest this week...

10 Mai 202139min

Populært innen Business og økonomi

stopp-verden
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
dine-penger-pengeradet
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
e24-podden
rss-borsmorgen-okonominyhetene
pengepodden-2
tid-er-penger-en-podcast-med-peter-warren
pengesnakk
livet-pa-veien-med-jan-erik-larssen
utbytte
stormkast-med-valebrokk-stordalen
morgenkaffen-med-finansavisen
lederpodden
rss-markedspuls-2
rss-sunn-okonomi
rss-pa-konto
finansredaksjonen
stockup
boligbobla