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Industry Focus Areas, Motorized Vehicle, Process, Production

Hyundai faces production disruption from April due to chip shortage, report says

March 24, 2021

Via: Automotive News

SEOUL — A widespread chip shortage affecting automakers is expected to disrupt production at Hyundai Motor Co. from April, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the situation. Hyundai had been able to avoid […]


Process, Production

Samsung Electronics builds sixth domestic contract chip-making line

May 21, 2020

Via: Reuters

The South Korean firm is taking on bigger rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) in the contract manufacturing business, where it competes for orders from customers such as Qualcomm Inc. “This new production facility will expand Samsung’s manufacturing capabilities,” […]


Logistics, Process

Semi industry unaffected by coronavirus

February 21, 2020

Via: Electronics Weekly

The coronavirus has had little effect on the semiconductor industry says Omdia – a newly set up tech analyst company formed by IHS Markit and Informa Tech. The semiconductor industry appears to have escaped the direct impact of the coronavirus […]


Regulations

U.S. mulls cutting Huawei off from global chip suppliers, with TSMC in crosshairs

February 17, 2020

Via: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is considering changing U.S. regulations to allow it to block shipments of chips to Huawei Technologies from companies such as Taiwan’s TSMC (2330.TW), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, two sources familiar with the matter […]


Logistics, Process

Top 5 IC manufacturers have 53% of worldwide capacity

February 14, 2020

Via: Electronics Weekly

The world’s top-five wafer capacity leaders each had capacity of more than 1,000,000 wafer starts per month at the end of 2019 with the combined capacity of the top five companies representing 53% of total global wafer capacity, says IC […]


Process, Production

China chip industry insiders voice caution on catch-up efforts

June 13, 2019

Via: Reuters

But industry insiders are less optimistic that Chinese chip makers can quickly meet the challenge of supplying all the needs of Huawei and other domestic technology firms. The prospectuses of Chinese chip companies preparing to list on a new tech-focused […]


Process, Quality Control, Regulations

Intel says 32 lawsuits filed against company over security flaws

February 16, 2018

Via: Reuters

Intel Corp (INTC.O) said on Friday 32 class action lawsuits had been filed against the company in connection with the recently disclosed security flaws in its chips. The lawsuits claim that users were harmed by Intel’s “actions and/or omissions” related […]