Why Europe is hungry for chips
Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC agreed Tuesday on a multibillion-dollar deal to build a plant in Germany, part of a push to put Europe at the center of the global semiconductor industry.
Aug 8, 2023
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Chip industry sees labor shortages threatening US expansion plan
The semiconductor industry has warned that there won't be enough engineers, computer scientists and technicians in the U.S. to support a rapid expansion this decade, threatening efforts to boost the domestic chip economy.
Jul 25, 2023
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Europe's strategy to boost its computer chip industry and compete with Asia gets final approval
European Union member states gave final approval Tuesday to the bloc's master plan to expand semiconductor production, clearing the path for its massive effort to slash reliance on Asia for computer chips vital for everything ...
Jul 25, 2023
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China's gallium and germanium controls: What they mean and what could happen next
From August, China is to restrict exports of gallium and germanium, two critical elements for making semiconductor chips. With China dominating the supply of both elements, exporters will now need special licenses to get ...
Jul 10, 2023
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AI chip race heats up as AMD introduces rival to Nvidia technology
Advanced Micro Devices has revealed a new artificial intelligence chip in its race to compete with rival chipmaker Nvidia in supplying the foundation for a boom in AI-fueled business tools.
Jun 14, 2023
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Ex-Samsung exec charged with stealing trade secrets to create copycat chip factory in China
South Korean prosecutors have arrested and indicted a former executive of Samsung Electronics suspected of stealing trade secrets while attempting to establish a copycat computer chip plant in China.
Jun 12, 2023
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Britain unveils $1.2B strategy to boost computer chip industry
Britain's government unveiled its long-awaited semiconductor strategy Friday, catching up with similar efforts by Western allies seeking to reduce reliance on Asian production of the computer chips that are essential to modern ...
May 19, 2023
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Lessons learned from the chip crisis in the automotive industry
The chip crisis has kept the automotive industry on its toes in recent years. In many companies, shifts had to be canceled, model series had to be put on hold and entire plants had to be temporarily closed due to a shortage ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Engineers 'grow' atomically thin transistors on top of computer chips
Emerging AI applications, like chatbots that generate natural human language, demand denser, more powerful computer chips. But semiconductor chips are traditionally made with bulk materials, which are boxy 3D structures, ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Samsung Electronics logs worst quarterly earnings in 14 years
Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported its worst quarterly profits in 14 years, blaming slowing consumer spending on electronics and a global microchip glut that hit its core memory business.
Apr 27, 2023
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