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

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 – ReportInfineon CEO Eyes Acquisition Targets – Report

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 InvestmentKyocera To Double Semiconductor Investment

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 PlantSamsung ‘Increasing Capacity’ At Biggest Chip Plant

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 DresdenTSMC ‘Mulls First EU Chip Plant’ In Dresden

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

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 UsersEU Legislation Targets Battery Replacement By Users

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’Apple iPhone Production ‘Shifting To India, Vietnam’

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

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
ARM Refuses To Sell Advanced Chip Designs To Alibaba – ReportARM Refuses To Sell Advanced Chip Designs To Alibaba – Report

ARM Refuses To Sell Advanced Chip Designs To Alibaba – Report

British chip designer ARM reportedly refuses to sell advanced chip designs to a Chinese company, citing US/UK export restrictions

2 years ago
TSMC Arizona Fabs To Generate $10 Billion Yearly, Create 10,000 JobsTSMC Arizona Fabs To Generate $10 Billion Yearly, Create 10,000 Jobs

TSMC Arizona Fabs To Generate $10 Billion Yearly, Create 10,000 Jobs

Taiwanese chip giant's new fabs in Arizona are to generate plenty of revenue and jobs, as President Biden visits construction…

2 years ago
TSMC Triples Arizona Factory Investment To $40 BillionTSMC Triples Arizona Factory Investment To $40 Billion

TSMC Triples Arizona Factory Investment To $40 Billion

President Joe Biden is to visit TSMC chip plant in Arizona after Taiwanese firm prepares to more than triple its…

2 years ago
Foxconn Moves Toward Full Production At Major iPhone FactoryFoxconn Moves Toward Full Production At Major iPhone Factory

Foxconn Moves Toward Full Production At Major iPhone Factory

Apple supplier Foxconn looks to resume full production at huge iPhone plant in late December or early January as China…

2 years ago
Apple ‘Shifting Production Away From China’Apple ‘Shifting Production Away From China’

Apple ‘Shifting Production Away From China’

Apple reportedly working to shift production outside of China, as disruption leads to delays of latest iPhone 14 Pro and…

2 years ago
Thousands Of Intel Staff In Ireland Offered Unpaid Leave – ReportThousands Of Intel Staff In Ireland Offered Unpaid Leave – Report

Thousands Of Intel Staff In Ireland Offered Unpaid Leave – Report

'Voluntary time off program' reportedly underway in Ireland, where 2,000 out of 5,000 Irish staff offered unpaid leave

2 years ago

MPs Urge Government Support For Chip Industry

MPs urge government to publish delayed semiconductor strategy as US, EU and China push ahead with chip plans

2 years ago

Foxconn Offers Bonus For Employees Who Stay Amidst Disruption

Foxconn offers bonus to employees who remain at massive iPhone production plant in Zhengzhou following violent protests

2 years ago

EU Countries Agree 45bn Euro Chip Production Plan

European chip production subsidies. Agreement from EU countries to a 45-billion-euro ($46.6 billion) fund to encourage local chip production

2 years ago

Intel Unveils ‘Pay-to-Play’ Feature For Upcoming Xeon Chips

Fancy paying twice for data centre server chips? 'Intel On Demand' webpage signals major change to the way users pay…

2 years ago

HP To Layoff 4,000 To 6,000 Staff Over Next Three Years

Smaller still. Thousands of job cuts are coming to HP's global workforce, in addition to the 9,000 jobs it axed…

2 years ago

TSMC To Upgrade Arizona Plant To 3nm, Founder Says

Taiwan chip giant TSMC plans to upgrade its Arizona facility to its most advanced 3nm manufacturing process, says company's founder

2 years ago

UK Government Blocks Newport Wafer Fab Acquisition, Citing National Security

Dutch chipmaker Nexperia (owned by a Chinese firm) is ordered to sell majority stake in Newport Wafer Fab on national…

2 years ago

Intel Stung By $948m Verdict In VLSI Patent Trial

Federal jury orders Intel to pay VLSI Technology $948.8 million for infringing a VLSI patent, but Intel “strongly disagrees” and…

2 years ago

TSMC Mulls Arizona Factory Expansion – Report

Chip manufacturing goliath TSMC says it could deliver a second facility in Arizona, but has not made a final decision

2 years ago

IBM Breakthrough With 433 Qubit Quantum Processor

Breakthrough development in quantum-centric supercomputing, after IBM unveils its most powerful quantum chip capable of 433-qubit

2 years ago

Germany To Block Chinese Takeover Of ERS Electronic – Report

National security. Berlin is reportedly preparing to block a second German chip firm from falling into the hands of a…

2 years ago

Nvidia Offers Slower Chip For China That Meets US Export Controls

New 'advanced' chip is being offered to China by US firm Nvidia, which it says meets America's strict export control…

2 years ago

Germany Favours Blocking China Takeover Of Elmos’ Chip Production

National security concerns. German government looks set to block Chinese takeover of Dortmund-based company Elmos

2 years ago

Toshiba Receives $15bn Buy Out Bid – Report

Consortium led by Japan Industrial Partners submits bid to purchase Toshiba for $15bn, but reportedly has no banking approval for…

2 years ago

China Chip Imports Sink As US Controls Bite

China's imports of semiconductors declined for the first ten months of the year as new US export restrictions take effect

2 years ago