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Tesla ‘Considering’ Sigma Lithium Buyout

Telsa reportedly in talks about acquiring Canada's Sigma Lithium as demand for key EV battery material vastly outpaces supply

2 years ago

Ola Electric Plans ‘World’s Biggest’ EV Hub In India

EV maker Ola Electric plans 'world's biggest' electric vehicle manufacturing centre in southern India as it seeks to localise supply…

2 years ago

ASML Data Theft By Ex China Staffer Violated Export Controls

ASML discovers its tech has been stolen by China employee, which resulted in violation of “certain export control regulations”

2 years ago

Intel Now Seeks $10 Billion State Aid For German Factory – Report

Chip giant Intel reportedly increases the funding requirement from German government for planned Magdeburg chip factory

2 years ago

ARM Boss Committed To Public Listing In 2023

Chief executive Rene Haas says ARM is committed to an initial public offering this year, and plans are “underway now”

2 years ago

US Official Confirms Japan, Netherlands Joined US China Chip Sanctions

American official acknowledges deal with Japan and the Netherlands for new restrictions on chip-making tool exports to China

2 years ago

Intel Cuts Pay For Staff, Executives

Salaries for mid-level staff and senior management at Intel have been cut after it posted lower-than-expected sales forecast

2 years ago

Samsung Chip Business Posts Profit Plunge

Samsung to continue investing in chip production capacity even as it sees poor conditions for first half of year

2 years ago

Blacklisted China Chip Giant YMTC Cuts ‘Hundreds’ Of Staff

Chinese memory giant YMTC reportedly cutting up to 10 percent of workforce after being placed on US Entity List in…

2 years ago

Japan, Netherlands ‘Join US China Chip Sanctions’

Japan and the Netherlands reportedly join in US campaign to limit China's access to advanced chipmaking equipment following top-level talks

2 years ago

UK Watchdog Opens Investigation Of $61bn Broadcom-VMware Buy

After initial review of Broadcom’s $61 billion (£51bn) acquisition of VMware, UK regulator confirms phase 1 investigation

2 years ago

Netherlands, Japan ‘Set To Join’ US’ China Chip Sanctions

Netherlands, Japan reportedly preparing to impose restrictions on chip equipment exports to China after meeting with US president Joe Biden

2 years ago

Dutch Minister Queries Compliance Over US Chinese Export Controls

The Netherlands will not summarily accept new US restrictions on exporting chip-making technology to China, minister warns

2 years ago

Largest European Rare Earth Deposit Found In Sweden

Vital material for mobile phones and electric vehicles found in Sweden to help end dependent on Chinese suppliers

2 years ago

ARM London Listing Sought By PM Rishi Sunak – Report

British government reportedly makes fresh attempt to convince ARM owner Softbank for public listing in London

2 years ago

Chipmaker TSMC Misses Revenue Estimates As Demand Slows

Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC expected to report lower-than-expected revenues amidst slowing demand for electronics

2 years ago

Samsung Profit Drops 69 Percent Amidst Chip Slump

Samsung Electronics expects operating profit drop of 69 percent year-on-year for fourth quarter amidst lower electronics demand

2 years ago

South Korea Looks To Expand Tax Cuts For Chip Firms

South Korean government wants to expand capex tax cuts for chip companies to as high as 25 percent in revision…

2 years ago

Tesla Ships Record 1.3 Million Cars In 2022

Tesla ships record 1.3 million cars in 2022, up 40 percent from the previous year, but misses Wall Street targets…

2 years ago

Apple iPhone Sales Revised Downward Amidst Supply Chaos

Analyst decreases expected iPhone sales for 2022 and first quarter of 2023 as main iPhone plant remains below 70 percent…

2 years ago

TSMC Begins Mass Production Of 3nm Chips In Taiwan

Mass production of the most advanced chips begins in Taiwan, underlining the island's importance to global supply of chips

2 years ago

Micron To Axe 10 Percent Of Staff, Amid Heavy Fab Spending

As it spends billions of dollars building new chip plants in the US, Micron confirms it will axe 10 percent…

2 years ago

Infineon CEO Eyes Acquisition Targets – Report

Head of Infineon says German chip maker is ready to spend billions of euros on acquisitions, in a number of…

2 years ago

Kyocera To Double Semiconductor Investment

Japan's Kyocera to roughly double investment in semiconductors amidst global push to diversify supply chain, following years of disruption

2 years ago

Samsung ‘Increasing Capacity’ At Biggest Chip Plant

Samsung Electronics plans to increase production capacity at its biggest semiconductor plant next year, as competitors reduce investments

2 years ago

TSMC ‘Mulls First EU Chip Plant’ In Dresden

World's biggest contract chipmaker TSMC reportedly in advanced talks over building first EU chip plant in Germany amidst diversification push

2 years ago

EU Begins ‘In-Depth Investigation’ Into $61bn Broadcom-VMware Buy

European Commission follows the UK's CMA and opens “an in-depth investigation” into Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware

2 years ago

EU Legislation Targets Battery Replacement By Users

European Union reaches provisional agreement that will require that portable devices to have user-replaceable batteries

2 years ago

Apple iPhone Production ‘Shifting To India, Vietnam’

Key Apple supplier Foxconn accelerates production shift to India, Vietnam, Brazil amidst supply chain disruption in China

2 years ago

United States Adds China’s YMTC, Others To Trade Blacklist

Chinese memory chipmaker YMTC and 21 Chinese 'mjaor' entities in the AI chip sector are added to US entity list

2 years ago