TSMC Topples Intel for the Chip Crown in Market Capitalization This October

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(1) Tae Kim, TSMC Topples Intel for the Chip Crown. Barron's, Oct 18, 2019 (under the heading "Barron's Take").
https://www.barrons.com/articles ... olution-51571431746

Note:
(a) "Wendell Huang, chief financial officer of TSMC"

黃仁昭 ("副總經理暨財務長兼發言人": "經營團隊" in TSMC's Chinese-language website)
(b) " 'Hence any hopes of Intel's ability to "close the process gap" seem forlorn, unless TSMC drops the ball * * *,' he ['Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon'] said."
(i) forlorn (adj; etymology): "(of an aim or endeavour) unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled  <a forlorn attempt to escape>  
Phrases forlorn hope[:] a persistent or desperate hope that is unlikely to be fulfilled  <he urged them to stay in the forlorn hope of restoring peace>' "
https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/forlorn
(ii) forlorn (adj): "BEREFT, FORSAKEN  <[She] left quite forlorn of hope>"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forlorn



AGAIN: take (n): "a distinct or personal point of view, outlook, or assessment  <was asked for her take on recent developments>"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take

(2) Cindy Wang. Taiwan's Market Fortunes Are Tied to TSMC Like Never Before. Bloomberg, Oct 17, 2019.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/a ... c-like-never-before