2021-11-01 Intel looks to reassert industry leadership with new GPU line, 3nm products in 2022 Intel intends to launch a new high-performance consumer GPU alongside multiple 3nm data center products next year.
2021-11-19 Market analysts predict robust growth for global chip industry in 2022 Industry analysts predict that the global semiconductor industry will grow by 8.8 percent in 2022 due to intense demand for microelectronics.
2021-11-15 Could the global chip shortage precipitate a widespread inventory glut? Manufacturers have changed their part ordering models following the global chip shortage. Is that shift driving an inventory glut?
2022-05-15 Apple supplier Foxconn purchases $91M chip plant to further electric vehicle plans Foxconn, Apple’s lead EMS provider, bought a $91 billion chip factory to bolster its position in the electric vehicle industry.
2024-06-11 Western Digital in Advanced Discussions to Merge with Kioxia for $20 Billion Western Digital and Kioxia are reportedly negotiating a $20 billion merger. But a possible IPO and global trade tensions threaten the deal.
2022-02-26 SMIC to establish $8.87 billion chip factory in Shanghai SMIC revealed it would spend $8.8 billion to build a chip factory that makes products with a 12-inch manufacturing process
2021-09-12 Intel CEO reiterates plans to create $94 billion chip manufacturing hub in Europe Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger reasserted the firm’s plans to establish a $93.9 billion chip fab in Europe by decades’ end.
2022-03-16 European Union wants Chips Act to bolster domestic semiconductor sector The European Commission intends to support the advancement of its domestic semiconductor industry via new legislation called the European Chips Act.
2022-05-12 Google developing CPUs in-house for its 2023 Chromebook and tablets Google is reportedly designing custom processors for its 2023 Chromebooks and tablet computers. But it might run into supply chain problems.
2022-05-20 Chipmakers ramp up development of SiC, GaN parts amid global EV push Chipmakers are developing SiC and GaN parts production technologies to take advantage of the electric vehicle sector’s explosive growth.
