Tag: semiconductor production

January 31, 2024

Vietnam could receive money from the US Chips and Science Act, according to Jose Fernandez, U.S. undersecretary of state for economic growth, energy and the environment. Under the Act, $500 million has been earmarked for improving semiconductor training, cybersecurity and […]

December 20, 2023

SI’s answer is the table below of major U.S. fab projects announced in the last few years. The total near term investment is $142 billion. Most of these projects were announced before the passage of the Chips Act. However, these […]

July 21, 2023

”We are encountering certain challenges, as there is an insufficient amount of skilled workers with a specialised expertise required for equipment, installation in a semiconductor-grade facility,“ said Liu, “while we are working to improve the situation, including sending experience technicians […]

November 29, 2022

“The short-term outlook for semiconductor revenue has worsened,” says Gartner vp Richard Gordon, “rapid deterioration in the global economy and weakening consumer demand will negatively impact the semiconductor market in 2023.” Global semiconductor revenue is forecast to total $596 billion […]

September 13, 2022

Mexico and the United States plan to take advantage of the Biden administration’s massive investment in semiconductor production to push the integration of their supply chains and cooperate on expanding the production of electric vehicles through Mexico’s nationalized lithium industry, […]

July 26, 2022

“Congress must pass this bill as soon as possible,” said Biden “there is an economic imperative. This bill is going to supercharge efforts to make semiconductors.” The bill puts up $52 billion in subsidies for U.S. semiconductor production, and a […]

July 21, 2022

Samsung Electronics Co. SSNHZ 0.00%▲ has floated the prospect of investing nearly $200 billion for 11 new chip-making plants in Texas over the next two decades, a mega splurge that if executed would dramatically boost its semiconductor foothold in the […]

April 5, 2022

“We want Spain to be at the vanguard of industrial and technological progress,” said Sanchez, adding that semiconductors are of “global geostrategic importance” and that Spain “will not lose the race to the most advanced technology.” “This ambitious project to […]

January 21, 2022

Intel Corp. plans to invest at least $20 billion in new chip-making capacity in Ohio, according to a person familiar with the matter, bolstering the company’s semiconductor production ambitions as greater demand for digital products and a global chip shortage […]

August 6, 2021

Sales in June were 2.1% more than May’s $43.6 billion. Q2 sales were up 29.2% y-o-y at $133.6 billion and up 8.3% on Q1. “Second-quarter semiconductor sales were up significantly compared to Q2 of last year, increasing across all major […]

June 8, 2021

The White House on Tuesday unveiled a report with new initiatives to shore up supply chains for critical resources like semiconductors, batteries, rare earth minerals and pharmaceuticals. This all-of-government approach could bear positive economic implications, create new American jobs, and […]

May 21, 2021

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the Biden administration is exploring how to help semiconductor producers and buyers share supply chain information to alleviate the global chip supply crisis, and urged Congress to swiftly pass legislation to fund domestic production. “There’s […]

May 22, 2020

China is going to fall a long way short of its ‘Made in China 2025’ target for domestic semiconductor production, says IC Insights. IC production in China represented 15.7% of its $125 billion IC market in 2019, up only slightly […]