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Texas Instruments is building a $60 billion U.S. manufacturing megaproject where Apple vows to make "critical foundation semiconductors" for iPhones and other devices. CNBC went to Sherman, Texas, for an exclusive first look inside the newest fab of seven TI's building in Utah and Texas to provide U.S.-made chips to customers like Nvidia and Ford. TI shares have suffered amid tariff concerns, and it's lost analog market share for several years, but top leaders are confident about the huge spend. Why Texas Instruments Is Betting $60 Billion On Making Cheap Chips In The U.S. | 15:41 CNBC | 4.01M subscribers...

Semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials (AMAT) on Monday terminated its planned acquisition of Japanese peer Kokusai Electric from global investment firm KKR. AMAT stock fell on Monday. [3/21]Santa Clara, Calif.-based Applied Materials had announced its intent to buy Kokusai for $2.2 billion in cash in July 2019. The purchase price later rose to $3.5 billion after Applied Materials negotiated a deadline extension. But the parties ultimately were unable to secure approval for the transaction from Chinese regulators. Applied Materials has agreed to pay KKR a deal termination fee of $154 million in cash.