PALO ALTO, U.S./TAIPEI -- Chipmakers are cutting costs and curtailing aggressive spending plans as a COVID-fueled boom in the semiconductor industry rapidly swings toward what some fear will be a longer than usual downturn.
Cost-saving could be tough for likes of TSMC and Intel amid race to build plants

Chipmakers like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. are adjusting spending plans as a chip shortage swings to a glut. © TSMC
PALO ALTO, U.S./TAIPEI -- Chipmakers are cutting costs and curtailing aggressive spending plans as a COVID-fueled boom in the semiconductor industry rapidly swings toward what some fear will be a longer than usual downturn.