Major fire at Renesas semiconductor facility in Japan shuts down production for a month, adding to car chip supply shortages
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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
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
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' industrial espionage indictment last year
European Chip Makers Call For State Support
An industry study identifies AI and European semiconductor self-reliance as key priorities in uncertain times
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 on revenues
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 Qualcomm's legal woes
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
Siemens Boosts Software Operations With £3.6bn Mentor Graphics Buy
Siemens aims to expand its software operations by buying the semiconductor design tool firm
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
Sony Set To Split Off Semiconductor Business
New unit will look to promote image sensor business as Sony gets back in the black
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
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
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 Chip divisions
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 fence about cloud
Amazon In Talks To Buy Israeli Chipmaker
Israeli chipmaker Annapurna Labs eyed up for possible £244 milion deal
Samsung To Build £966m Semiconductor Plant
Samsung hopes to take advantage of growing mobile market with chip business, even if smartphone profits fall
Samsung Apologises Over Cancer Cases
Samsung is to compensate employees who developed cancer after working at its semiconductor factories
MediaTek Hopes MT6595 Octa Core Processor Can Crack US And Europe
MediaTek hopes new SoC will democratise the smartphone market and allow the company to expand beyond Asia
ARM Cortex-A17 CPU To Boost Mid-Range Handsets
ARM Cortex-A17 targets mid-range smartphones and tablets
Semiconductor Revenue To Improve In 2013, IDC Predicts
Worldwide revenues from semiconductor sales in 2013 will rise nearly 5 percent, IDC has forecasted
Intel Extends Semiconductor Lead Over Samsung
Intel has extended its lead over Samsung in the semiconductor market according to the latest IHS figures
Panasonic, Fujitsu and Renesas May Merge System Chip Operations
The three Japanese chip-makers are in talks about a potential merger in a government-backed deal