MEPs warn that the EU is running out of money to fuel its chips race
Members of the European Parliament warned that the funding required to fuel Europe's chips race may limit research initiatives in other industries throughout the European Union.
The European Union is trying to raise the necessary public investment to compete with the world's leading chip make... Read more
‘End of chip shortage in sight due to falling GPU prices’
According to market researcher Susquehanna, the retail price of GPUs fell by 36 percent in the past quarter. Reuters speculates that the end of the chip shortage is in sight.
Susquehanna's figures are in line with 3DCenter.org, a market researcher that recently reported a GPU price drop of 25 pe... Read more
European Chips Act unveiled: where will the 43 billion euros go?
The European Commission has unveiled the European Chips Act. The proposal aims to double Europe's chip production by 2030.
From 2030, Europe should be responsible for 20 percent of all chips worldwide. The road to that goal has been mapped out over the past two years. The European Chips Act clar... Read more
‘Chips Act is funded by cutting financial support of member states’
Through the European Chips Act, the European Commission hopes to make 42 billion euros available to increase chip production in Europe. There are doubts about the money's origin. Anonymous sources informed Bloomberg that European member states would receive less financial support to finance the Chi... Read more
Texas Instruments is worth €150 billion due to global chip shortage
The older company's analog chips are still essential, even in a digital age. Due too the chip shortage every chip is essential.
The number of semiconductors in a modern car can exceed a thousand. As the global chip shortage drags on, car makers find they need chips from older companies like Texa... Read more
Here’s why the global chip shortage persists in 2022
The global chip shortage rages on. Supply still diverges from demand. Although manufacturers and governments initiated promising solutions in the past year, the challenge seems unbridgeable for now. Here's why.
Anyone currently ordering a game console, smartphone or car risks paying more or wait... Read more
Merkel says Europe must work together to lead the high-tech front
Reuters report Angela Merkel saying that European countries must focus on next-generation chip manufacturing.
Angela Merkel has drawn upon her 15+ years of know-how to say that individual European countries cannot compete in advanced high-tech chip manufacturing.
German Chancellor shared her ... Read more
Texas to offer Samsung substantial property tax breaks to build $17-bln chip plant
The city of Taylor, Texas, competes with another city in the state (Austin) to land a $17-billion chip plant Samsung plans to build. Taylor plans to offer the South Korean giant extensive property tax breaks if chosen.
The plant will create about 1,800 new jobs, which other cities want. Samsung ... Read more
TSMC’s most advanced chips will cost 10% more
TSMC, the largest semiconductor foundry on the planet, is raising the prices of its most advanced chips by about 10%.
The company is also raising the prices of its less advanced chips by about 20%, according to a Wall Street Journal report that announced the move on Thursday. The increases will ... Read more
TSMC says it’s too early to tell if Germany factories will be build
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co told us that it's too early to say whether plans to build factories in Germany will go on. The company said that talks were in the early stages, as the EU seeks to alleviate the chip supply shortage and reduce imports.
The European Commission is said to be i... Read more