Category: Production

July 21, 2021

The global semiconductor shortage is disrupting production in the German car industry just as demand rebounds strongly from the pandemic-induced downturn. Automakers Daimler and BMW said this week that the lack of chips had forced assembly lines to slow down […]

July 16, 2021

U.S. factory output slid last month as a shortage of computer chips disrupted auto production. Manufacturing production dipped 0.1% in June — the third drop in five months, the Federal Reserve reported July 15. Overall, industrial production — including output […]

July 14, 2021

The report looks at the total installed monthly capacity of fabs located in a region regardless of the headquarters location of the companies that own the fabs. For example, the wafer capacity that Samsung has installed in the U.S. is […]

July 13, 2021

A new production problem has surfaced with Boeing Co. ’s 787 Dreamliner, further delaying deliveries of the popular wide-body jets. Boeing expects the newly discovered defect to take at least three weeks to address, people familiar with the matter said. […]

June 18, 2021

U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders totaled $404.6 million in April 2021, a decline of 12% from March 2021 but an increase of 72% from April 2020, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders report published by AMT – The Association […]

June 11, 2021

A key improvement is within the silicon photo-multiplier (SiPM) light receiving integrated circuits which have light-receiving cells controlled by transistors. The new chips have smaller transistor modules, replace buffer layers protecting the transistors with newly-developed insulating trenches between the transistors […]

June 7, 2021

Robert Bosch opened a 1 billion euro ($1.2 billion) chip plant in Germany on Monday, in a record investment by the supplier as it gears up for the latest electric and self-driving cars. The plant, located in a semiconductor hub […]

June 7, 2021

Growth it on liquid catalyst shows promise, as the liquid surface is naturally flat, and devoid of crystal structure that can encourage periodic defects in the graphene. Furthermore, it might be possible to float or peel fresh graphene from the […]

June 2, 2021

A report released last week supports what we’ve been saying all along: The American steel industry’s recent push towards carbon efficiency is good for the environment and our economy. The report, commissioned by the Climate Leadership Council (CLC), focuses on […]

May 14, 2021

U.S. manufacturing output rose in April by slightly more than expected, suggesting further improvement for factories that are otherwise buffeted by supply shortages and shipping challenges. Factory output increased by 0.4% in April, after an upwardly revised 3.1% jump in […]