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Roomba Maker iRobot Files for Bankruptcy, With Chinese Supplier Taking Control

15 December 2025 at 05:40
Founded in 1990 by three M.I.T. researchers, iRobot introduced its vacuum in 2002. Its restructuring will turn the company over to its largest creditor.

Β© Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Roomba vacuums on display in California last year. The chief executive of iRobot said the company’s acquisition by its Chinese supplier would secure its β€œlong-term future.”
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Taiwan Invokes National Security Law to Protect TSMC Trade Secrets

10 December 2025 at 10:08
An executive left TSMC for Intel. Taiwan’s government says that could threaten its national security.

Β© Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times

The authorities in Taiwan are taking a stronger hand in protecting the prized technology of the chip maker TSMC.

Europe’s Chip Dreams Confront Business Realities

19 November 2025 at 11:39
European chipmakers need TSMC’s help to grow their own semiconductor supply chain, but the chip giant’s Taiwanese suppliers find Europe a tough place to do business.

Β© Milan Bures for The New York Times

TSMC is teaming up with European chipmakers to build a factory near Dresden, Germany, as Europe’s need to make its own chips has grown more pressing.

The Small Company in Europe Caught in the Big Trade War Between the U.S. and China

16 October 2025 at 13:57
Nexperia, a computer chip maker based in the Netherlands, was taken over by the Dutch government after pressure from officials in Washington.

Β© Peter Dejong/Associated Press

The Dutch government took control of the Chinese-owned chip maker Nexperia on Sept. 30.
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