semiconductors

Chip Sales ‘Hit Record $555.9bn’ Last YearChip Sales ‘Hit Record $555.9bn’ Last Year

Chip Sales ‘Hit Record $555.9bn’ Last Year

Semiconductor sales hit record $555.9 billion in 2021, with volumes surpassing 1 trillion units for first time since 2018, says…

3 years ago
US Legislation To Boost Chip Funding Set For HouseUS Legislation To Boost Chip Funding Set For House

US Legislation To Boost Chip Funding Set For House

US House of Representatives set to introduce bill on tech funding and domestic chip manufacturing, as EU advances own plan…

3 years ago
EU Chief Confirms Chip Law Proposal For Early FebruaryEU Chief Confirms Chip Law Proposal For Early February

EU Chief Confirms Chip Law Proposal For Early February

Chip shortage solution? European Commission boss says the European Chips Act legislation will be proposed in early February

3 years ago
EU May Ease State-Aid Rules To Help Fund New Chip FactoriesEU May Ease State-Aid Rules To Help Fund New Chip Factories

EU May Ease State-Aid Rules To Help Fund New Chip Factories

European Union may relax its strict state-aid rules, in an effort to increase funding for construction of new chip factories…

3 years ago
Italy ‘Negotiating With Intel’ Over 4bn Euro Chip PlantItaly ‘Negotiating With Intel’ Over 4bn Euro Chip Plant

Italy ‘Negotiating With Intel’ Over 4bn Euro Chip Plant

Italy reportedly preparing offer to Intel over plans for 4bn advanced microprocessor packaging plant, part of plans for 80bn euro…

3 years ago
Intel Breaks Ground On $20bn Arizona Chip PlantsIntel Breaks Ground On $20bn Arizona Chip Plants

Intel Breaks Ground On $20bn Arizona Chip Plants

Intel breaks ground on two chip fabrication plants in Arizona as part of IDM 2.0 turnaround strategy to manufacture semiconductors…

3 years ago
Tesla’s Musk Sees Chip Shortage Ending Next YearTesla’s Musk Sees Chip Shortage Ending Next Year

Tesla’s Musk Sees Chip Shortage Ending Next Year

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk sees chip constraints ending next year, as IDC projects 'normalisation' by mid-2022 – but others…

3 years ago
‘Intensifying’ Auto Chip Shortage Hits Daimler Truck Production‘Intensifying’ Auto Chip Shortage Hits Daimler Truck Production

‘Intensifying’ Auto Chip Shortage Hits Daimler Truck Production

World's biggest lorry maker Daimler Truck says chip shortage has 'intensified' in past few weeks meaning further slowdown of production

3 years ago
EU Plans European Chips Act To Increase ProductionEU Plans European Chips Act To Increase Production

EU Plans European Chips Act To Increase Production

European Commission announces plan to create a state-of-the-art European chip ecosystem, including semiconductor production

3 years ago
China Chip Maker SMIC Plans £6.4bn Plant In ShanghaiChina Chip Maker SMIC Plans £6.4bn Plant In Shanghai

China Chip Maker SMIC Plans £6.4bn Plant In Shanghai

China's largest chipmaker SMIC plans £6.4bn plant in Shanghai Free Trade Zone to focus on mature-technology semiconductors amidst worldwide chip…

3 years ago
US Says Policy Against Huawei Has ‘Not Eased’US Says Policy Against Huawei Has ‘Not Eased’

US Says Policy Against Huawei Has ‘Not Eased’

US says policy against Huawei has 'not been eased or amended', after criticism over approval of hundreds of millions of…

3 years ago
Samsung Heir Lee Released From Prison On ParoleSamsung Heir Lee Released From Prison On Parole

Samsung Heir Lee Released From Prison On Parole

Samsung vice-chairman Jay Y. Lee released from prison on parole amidst chip crisis as South Korean government pleads for public…

3 years ago
TSMC Warns Of Gas Contamination At Key Chip FactoryTSMC Warns Of Gas Contamination At Key Chip Factory

TSMC Warns Of Gas Contamination At Key Chip Factory

Key plant of TSMC that is supplying Apple with its processors, is hit with a contamination of gases used in…

3 years ago
US Carmakers Urge Congress To Prioritize Auto ChipsUS Carmakers Urge Congress To Prioritize Auto Chips

US Carmakers Urge Congress To Prioritize Auto Chips

US automakers urge Congress to prioritise semiconductors for the auto industry after President Joe Biden proposes $50bn to boost domestic…

4 years ago
Japanese Plant Fire Adds To Carmakers’ Chip Supply WoesJapanese Plant Fire Adds To Carmakers’ Chip Supply Woes

Japanese Plant Fire Adds To Carmakers’ Chip Supply Woes

Major fire at Renesas semiconductor facility in Japan shuts down production for a month, adding to car chip supply shortages

4 years ago

Infineon Sees Financial Hit From Texas Plant Shutdown

Infineon sees financial impact in high double-digit millions of euros from February plant closure as chip shortages hit carmakers worldwide

4 years ago

US Administration Promises Action On Car Chip Shortage

Biden administration to launch supply chain review for critical components such as semiconductors, as carmakers forced to halt production

4 years ago

Chinese Chip Giant Fujian Jinhua To Cease Operations After US Ban

The start-up, founded with massive state investment in 2016, has all but run out of imported materials following the US'…

6 years ago

European Chip Makers Call For State Support

An industry study identifies AI and European semiconductor self-reliance as key priorities in uncertain times

6 years ago

Samsung Takes Chip Top Spot From Intel After 25 Years

Memory prices boost Samsung to the top of the chip market, while the Internet of Things makes a 'significant' impact…

7 years ago

Broadcom Offers £99bn For Qualcomm In Biggest-Ever Tech Deal

The $130bn offer would create a dominant mobile chip player, but some say it's an opportunistic move taking advantage of…

7 years ago

Samsung Electronics Chip Unit Set To Dethrone Intel Amidst Record Growth

Profits were led by strong demand for smartphone and server memory, while Samsung's flagship Galaxy Note 8 boosted handset growth

7 years ago

Siemens Boosts Software Operations With £3.6bn Mentor Graphics Buy

Siemens aims to expand its software operations by buying the semiconductor design tool firm

8 years ago

China’s Tsinghua Will Spend £31bn To Become World’s Third-Largest Chipmaker

Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd splashes cash in attempt to move Qualcomm out of the way

9 years ago

Sony Set To Split Off Semiconductor Business

New unit will look to promote image sensor business as Sony gets back in the black

9 years ago

IBM Claims ‘Thinnest Ever’ 7nm Chip Could Transform Computing World

Super-thin, ultra-dense chip should offer increased power and flexibility to phones and computers everywhere

9 years ago

Full Speed: How Freescale Is Helping McLaren Push Motor Racing’s Limits

Smarter controlled ECU products are making race cars smarter than ever, and its all thanks to the IoT

10 years ago

Toshiba Moves Accounting Probe Into Chip Business

Following an independent investigation set up earlier in May, Toshiba will now probing accounting irregularities in its TV, PC and…

10 years ago

IT Life: Do You Want Chips With That?

AMD's EMEA head Darren Grasby talks about his career in IT, excitement for VR and why he's firmly on the…

10 years ago

Amazon In Talks To Buy Israeli Chipmaker

Israeli chipmaker Annapurna Labs eyed up for possible £244 milion deal

10 years ago