Three of Renault's four car factories in Spain will be partly idled until end of September, as silicon shortage continues to bite
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Chip Shortage Hits Apple iPad, Mac Production – Report
Production has reportedly been delayed or postponed for some Apple Macbooks and iPads due to ongoing shortage of silicon chips
TSMC Pledges $100 Billion Over Three Years, For ‘Advanced’ Chip Making
Mammoth investment over three years to bolster advanced chip making, in order to keep up with rising demand, amid the global silicon shortage
Samsung Again Warns About Chip Shortage
Global silicon shortage not just impacting the car industry, as Samsung warns it may delay launch of the new Galaxy Note device
Chinese, US Chip Trade Associations Team Up – Report
Thaw in China/US relationship? Chip trade associations in China and United States reportedly announce joint working group
Apple Chooses Munich For Chip Design Centre
Apple to open 30,000-square-meter chip design lab in central Munich and hire hundreds of staff, as part of 1 billion euro investment
EU Aims To Boost High-End Semiconductor Production
2030 Digital Compass plan would see EU producing 20 percent of world's high-end semiconductors by 2030, with first quantum computer running in five years
Chip Shortage Continues Pain For Car Makers
Two car making giants, GM and Stellantis, confirm ongoing production problems caused by the global semiconductor shortage
GlobalFoundries $1.4bn Investment To Address Silicon Shortage
US chipmaker pledges $1.4bn to ramp up production at its US, Germany and Singapore factories to tackle global chip shortages
US To Squeeze Chip Choke Points To Thwart China Ambitions
US national security commission recommends tightening up 'choke points' on chip manufacturing, to safeguard American interests
President Biden Targets Silicon Shortage With Executive Order
Chip shortage targetted by US executive order that will review supply chains for four critical products experiencing shortages
White House Takes On Silicon Shortage, Identifies Choke Points
Biden administration is ramping efforts to help car makers deal with chronic silicon shortage that is impacting production
Volkswagen Blames Chip Makers For Silicon Shortage
German car maker VW blames poor planning by chip makers as the principle reason for most car brands having to reduce factory production
Silicon Shortage Prompts GM To Extend Car Production Cut
Ongoing global shortage of computer chips prompts another car manufacturer to extend production cut in its North American factories
Taiwan Meeting With Top US Official Will Discuss Silicon Shortage
Silicon squeeze. Global shortage of silicon chips will be a topic covered during Taiwan's meeting with a senior US official
Mazda Warns It May Cut Production Due To Silicon Shortage
Needing chips. Ongoing silicon shortages prompt Japanese car maker Mazda to warn it may cut global vehicle production by 34,000
Taiwanese Minister: Chip Makers To Address Car Silicon Shortage
As a silicon shortage slows global car production, Taiwanese government minister says chip makers are at full capacity but will try to priortise car makers
Coronavirus: Silicon Shortage Slows Car Production
Supply chain squeeze. Worldwide shortage of CPUs is slowing the manufacturing of new cars from a number of the world's largest car makers
Apple Teases Surprise ‘One More Thing’ Launch Event
Third launch event scheduled by Apple for Tuesday 10 November, with new Macs expected to showcase inhouse ARM silicon
Unified Silicon Architecture Touted With Cisco Silicon One
First-ever single, unified silicon architecture launched with Cisco Silicon One, as foundation for all routers going forward
Facebook Building Team To Design Own Chips – Report
Artifical intelligence move? Facebook is reportedly building a team to design its own semiconductors
IBM Drives Nanoscale Cancer Detection With Lab-On-A-Chip Breakthrough
IBM scientists develop new lab-on-a-chip technology that can, for the first time, separate biological particles at the nanoscale
Researchers Tout Coal As Key Element In Future Electronics
As world moves away from burning coal, US scientists develop way to make electronics from the fossil fuel
Three Big Themes From The Heart And Head Of The Silicon Industry
AMD's Darren Grasby lays out his view on the year ahead
Aussies Claim Coding Breakthrough For Quantum Computing
Aussie researchers claim coding breakthrough to bring functional quantum computer one step closer
Larry Ellison: Modern Security Is Just Not Good Enough
Oracle OpenWorld - Oracle founder says ‘next-generation’ protection is needed to stop ever-growing security threats as he reveals new M7 microprocessor
The ‘New Silicon’ That Could Drastically Cut Data Centre Power Consumption
Gallium nitride semiconductors aim to reduce data centre and consumer electronics power consumption by 20 percent by 2025
Liquid Cooling Gets Inside Chips
Researchers at Lausanne's EPFL institute explain how chips can be made more efficient by running liquids through them in tiny channels
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FRANCE: Silicon.fr chats to Jon Oringer, founder of the stock photography agency Shutterstock
Quiz Of The Week: ARM – British Chip Designer
ARM chips are everywhere. But what do you know about the company?