TSMC looks to double down on US chip factories, EU talks hit a snag
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) is looking at plans to spend tens of billions of dollars to building more cutting-edge factories in Arizona. In Europe, a debate is playing out over how to boost chip-making, after seeing the effects of an ongoing global chip shortage.
Intel has shown in...
Taiwan not a fan of chip production on EU soil
For the time being, there seem to be no plans for TSMC to carry out semiconductor production within the EU. Taiwan wants to keep this on its own soil as much as possible.
Wang Mei-hua, the Taiwanese Minister of Finance, has made it clear that she has little interest in the idea of Taiwanese semi...
Cisco also pessimistic about short-term chip supply
Cisco expects the chip shortages to affect global supply chains for at least another six months. Even after that, it will be some time before the problems are really solved.
In an interview with the BBC, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins says that the company does not expect any relief in the short term. ...
TSMC puts 2.4 billion euros into capacity expansions
TSMC's board has decided to spend just under 3 billion dollars on expanding its capacity. This is in response to the global chip shortages affecting various sectors.
TSMC reports that two decisions were made during a board meeting. The first decision concerned the distribution of shares among em...
EU asks Taiwan to invest in semiconductor production within EU
The European Union is urging Taiwan and the country's semiconductor manufacturers to invest more in semiconductor manufacturing. The aim is specifically to attract a greater share of production to the European continent.
Filip Grzegorzewski, the EU ambassador to Taiwan, says the European Union w...
‘Chip shortage to continue well into 2022’
Both Intel and TSMC see no end in sight in the short term to the chip shortage that is now affecting more and more industries. Both companies are doing everything they can to meet demand, but adding capacity takes time.
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says in an interview with The Washington Post that h...
TSMC announces massive investments into chip production
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has announced an investment of 100 billion dollars (85 billion euros). The company plans to significantly scale up its production capacity over the next three years.
This is a considerable scaling up from the 28 billion dollars (24 billion euros) that TSMC ...
EU is striving for a larger share in semiconductor production
The European Union has set out a set of digital goals that it wants to achieve in the next decade. In it, the body says it wants to be responsible for a significant share of semiconductor production by 2030.
There are already quite a few semiconductors produced in Europe, but according to Bloomb...
ASML: increased chip demand will not stop
Ron Kool, executive vice president at ASML, doesn't expect the increased demand for fast chips to shrink back to pre-Covid levels. Both the computer and automotive industries are currently facing tightness due to tremendously high demand.
"I think all over the place…the demand to our customers...
Biden looking at solutions for chip shortages
The Biden administration is looking at ways to solve the increasingly severe shortage of semiconductors. The US government is looking at both short-term and long-term solutions.
In the short term, the focus is on bottlenecks in the chip supply chain, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki told Bloom...
Samsung: chip shortages for cars may hit smartphones as well
Chip manufacturer Samsung Electronics is warning that the chip shortages hitting the car market could soon impact the supply of parts for smartphones as well.
The world's largest chip manufacturers are now working at full capacity in an attempt to meet the huge demand for semiconductors that is ...
Huawei facing a tough 2021
After the various blows Huawei has suffered in the last two years, analysts expect the electronics company to face a tough year in 2021.
Analysts tell Reuters that lack of access to high-quality semiconductors keeps Huawei from rolling out a network upgrade in China. Meanwhile, the company is de...