President Biden's strategic efforts have yielded unexpected successes, especially when it comes to advanced semiconductor industry.
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Central to the semiconductor industry, geopolitics hindered Intel’s $5.4 billion acquisition bid for chipmaker Tower Semiconductor.
The Taiwan Semiconductor Company (TSMC) has delayed the operational start of its first microprocessor factory in Arizona by a year. This is due to a shortage of skilled workers. The skill required to oversee the manufacturing process is highly specialised and the company foresees the need to train American workers to supplement the skilled Taiwanese […]
The increasing reliance on semiconductor technology in the military sector and war tech is driving up global demand for electronic components. · India is already a major player in the global defense industry and in war tech. · It will need to find ways to secure its supply chain and develop its own domestic semiconductor […]
Samsung announced it will assemble a $17bn semiconductor factory in Texas, during the global shortage of chips used in phones, cars, and other electronic devices. The factory will be the South Korean company’s biggest North American asset and is expected to commence operation in the second half of 2024. Real Reasons? There are commercial reasons, […]
Chinese Province Plans 30 Billion Yuan Semiconductor Fund to Promote Chip Industry- Securities Times
China’s southern Guangdong province is planning to launch a second phase of a semiconductor fund with a scale of 30 billion yuan ($4.37 billion), state media Securities Times reported on Tuesday. The fund will have a term of 17 years and will invest in auto chips and equipment for semiconductor material, Jin Shenghong, chairman of […]
The Philadelphia semiconductor index hit its highest level in nearly a year on Thursday, as optimism grows that a sales downturn in the industry has reached its nadir, in part due to a surge in artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The index climbed 1.6%, adding to a gain of more than 3% on Wednesday, and it […]
The United States and India will sign a memorandum of understanding on semiconductors as both countries discuss coordination of investment and continue dialogue around policies to spur private investment, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Thursday. Raimondo, who is on a four-day trip to India, is accompanied by the chief executive officers of 10 […]
The Netherlands’ government on Wednesday said it plans new restrictions on exports of semiconductor technology to protect national security, joining the U.S. effort to curb chip exports to China. The announcement marked the first concrete move by the Dutch, who oversee essential chipmaking technology, toward adopting rules urged by Washington to hobble China’s chipmaking industry […]
Japan’s state-backed Rapidus said on Tuesday it would build its semiconductor plant in Chitose, a manufacturing hub on the nation’s northern island of Hokkaido. The factory and a Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) plant under construction on the southern island of Kyushu are the key pillars of Japan’s strategy to boost its capability to make […]