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The global lack of “chips” spreads, and home appliances such as TVs are affected
Feb
Suppliers in Asia said that as companies expand their inventory of required semiconductors, the growing global chip crisis is spreading to smartphone, TV and home appliance manufacturers.
At the same time, Volkswagen has warned managers that due to global chip shortages, the company's production in the second quarter will be hit harder than in the first quarter. …
Help Samsung achieve independence of semiconductor equipment! SEMES plans to build R&D center
Feb
According to BusinessKorea, South Korea’s largest semiconductor equipment manufacturer and Samsung Electronics subsidiary SEMES is planning to build a new R&D center to help Samsung achieve independence in the field of semiconductor equipment.
It is reported that SEMES plans to invest 400 billion won (US$360 million) in the next 10 years to build an R&D center …
Intel: The problem of chip shortage will improve, but it still cannot be completely resolved by the end of the year
Feb
Santiago Cardona, head of Intel's Mexico branch, said that the global semiconductor chip shortage may improve, but it still cannot be completely resolved by the end of the year. This problem has already caused harm to the Mexican auto industry.
Reuters reported that Cardona said in an interview with the media on Monday local time: "There is light at the end of th…
There is a shortage of traditional process chips! Cook: I’m afraid it will impact iPad and Mac this season
Feb
The chip shortage problem continues to spread, and even Apple Inc., which has a strong operating capability, cannot be immune.
Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that there are no major problems with advanced process chips, and the main topic actually surrounds the traditional process (legacy node).
According to CNBC and 9to5Mac reports, Cook pointed out in the 28th …
IBM announced the acquisition of cloud computing software company Turbonomic, the price of 1.5-2 billion US dollars
Feb
Recently, IBM announced that it has agreed to acquire Turbonomic, a cloud computing software provider. The financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. According to people familiar with the matter, the purchase price is between US$1.5 billion and US$2 billion. The transaction is expected to be the second in 2021. Finished quarterly.
It is reporte…
GlobalFoundries announces cooperation with PsiQuantum to build the world's first full-scale quantum computer
Feb
On May 5th, local time, GlobalFoundries announced the cooperation with quantum computing company PsiQuantum to build the world's first full-scale commercial quantum computer.
The two parties are currently manufacturing silicon photonics and electronic chips, which form the basis of the Q1 system. This is the first milestone in the PsiQuantum roadmap, aiming to pr…
Samsung Electronics In the first half of the year, the potential research project has investing more 41 million US dollars.
Feb
According to HUONUA, Samsung Electronics said that it will provide more than 46.4 billion won ($ 41 million) fund support for the 27 research projects in the field of basic science, material engineering, and ICT solutions.
It is reported that Samsung Electronics funded research projects include machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI) and DNA sequencing.
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Strong demand for MCU! Many Taiwanese manufacturers' revenue in March increased by more than 60% year-on-year
Feb
According to a report from Juheng.com, Taiwanese MCU manufacturers Songhan, Hongkang, and Ying Guangjin (7) all announced their March revenues every day. Benefiting from the strong demand for MCUs and the effect of price increases, the three companies’ first quarter revenues The growth rates reached 66.25%, 81.93%, and 64.25%, respectively, with an average annual …
The supply of passive components is tightening! Chilisin's March revenue increased by over 30% per month
Feb
According to the Liberty Times, Chilisin announced today (8) that its March revenue reached 1.555 billion yuan (NTD, the same below), an increase of 32.62% from the previous month. Cumulative revenue for the first quarter of this year was 4.363 billion yuan, an increase of 32.85% over the same period last year.
Chilisin pointed out that March revenue increased fr…
Toshiba's value or not worth the US$20.8 billion purchase price depends on the value of Kioxia
Feb
The Nikkei Asian Review reported that Toshiba is considering CVC Capital Partners’ proposal for an over 20 billion U.S. dollar acquisition offer, which depends to a large extent on the value of memory chips, the former “jewel in the crown” of the Japanese industrial group.
Analysts estimate that the market value of the unlisted Kioxia is about 1.2 trillion …
The White House will hold another chip summit next Monday
Feb
For some time, due to chip shortages that continue to drag down automobile manufacturing and threaten the overall employment situation in the United States, senior officials of the Biden administration will hold a second summit with industry leaders next Monday to discuss a series of issues such as chip manufacturing.
According to a report from The Washington Pos…
Harvard Fund sells Toshiba stock, conflicts between Toshiba shareholders and management may intensify
Feb
According to the Nikkei Asian Review, as of March this year, Harvard University Endowment Fund, one of Toshiba's major shareholders, sold Toshiba shares.
These shares were acquired by an activist investor in Singapore, who voted against Toshiba President Nobuaki Kurumatani and others at the 2020 shareholders meeting. The tension between shareholders and the curre…
Korean media: The White House holds a chip conference, Samsung may speed up investment in the United States
Feb
According to Yonhap News Agency, US President Biden met with executives of 19 global companies on Monday local time to discuss the issue of global chip shortages. Some analysts said that as the only South Korean company to attend the virtual conference, Samsung may accelerate its investment in the United States.
At this White House meeting, Biden emphasized the n…
Car chips are hit again! TSMC Nanke P14 plant power outage affected 30,000 wafers
Feb
According to Taiwan media reports, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is located in Nanke's 14th plant, and a power outage was reported at noon today.
The industry estimates that 30,000 wafers of TSMC will be affected by this, and the loss amount will be less than NT$1 billion (about 230 million yuan).
Nank Tech pointed out that TSMC’s P14 plant wa…
Chips continue to be out of stock, and many Nissan Motor plants are rumored to stop production in May
Feb
On April 15, according to a Reuters report, three sources revealed that Nissan will cut the output of several Japanese factories in May due to chip shortages.
The source pointed out that as the third largest automaker in Japan, Nissan’s plant in Kyushu in southern Japan will suspend production for eight days between May 10 and 19. The plan has not been made pub…