The U.S. government has taken a 10 percent interest in Intel which used to be the primary manufacturer of computer chips in the U.S. The government is now reportedly the largest shareholder in Intel.

As mentioned, buybacks aren't a new thing for Nvidia. The company returned more than $24 billion to shareholders in the form of repurchases and dividends in the first half of the year. Over the years, ...

Morris Chang created the world's largest chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC).