SemiconductorsTaiwan chip design support majors triple sales in four years
AIchip, others find growth in supporting U.S. tech giants' in-house semiconductors
A Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. clean room. Chip design service companies have grown by working with major foundries like TSMC. (TSMC)
HIDEAKI RYUGEN, Nikkei staff writer
TAIPEI -- Taiwan's top three companies that support semiconductor design efforts of clients have seen combined sales more than triple in four years, bolstering the soaring U.S. tech industry and creating opportunities for homegrown foundries to produce chips.