Perhaps Apple is lending TSMC large amounts of cash to buy equipment, plus signing supply agreements, plus giving Apple access to first tapeouts. Apple has cas

Perhaps Apple is lending TSMC large amounts of cash to buy equipment, plus signing supply agreements, plus giving Apple access to first tapeouts. Apple has cash and needs to invest it, and Apple doesn't want to bring cash back to US (taxed) and the loans would stay on Apple's balance sheet as assets?