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CE Costs Could Rise As TSMC Hikes Chip Prices

Jake Nelson September 7, 2021 No Comments

Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC is hiking prices on its chips by up to 20 per cent amid the global semiconductor shortage, a move which could drive up prices on consumer…

Chipmakers Combat Shortage With Record Inventory

Jake Nelson August 23, 2021 No Comments

Inventory at the world’s nine biggest chipmakers has hit record highs as the industry battles against the global semiconductor shortage. As reported in Nikkei Asia, total stock at the leading…

Intel Muscles Into Gaming Graphics

Jake Nelson August 17, 2021 No Comments

Intel is turning the great graphics card war into a three-cornered fight, unveiling its own Intel Arc brand of high-performance GPUs. The chipmaker is making a push into territory staked…

Chip Supply Getting Worse, Not Better

Jake Nelson August 12, 2021 No Comments

The global chip shortage is continuing to bite, with lead times for semiconductors now stretching beyond 20 weeks. Companies that order semiconductors are now having to wait an average of…

Global Chip Sales Rise In Q2

Computer Daily News August 5, 2021 No Comments

Unsurprisingly, worldwide sales of semiconductors were up more than eight percent in Q2, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Sales totalled US$133.6 billion during Q2 up 29.2 percent from…

Texas Instruments Report Adds To Chip Supply Concerns

Computer Daily News July 23, 2021 No Comments

Texas Instruments (TI) has raised further concerns about the global chip shortage, after the company forecast lower-than- expected revenue for the next quarter. TI has been ramping up production capacity…

Is Intel Set To Boost Its Chipmaking With $40bn Deal?

Jake Nelson July 16, 2021 No Comments

Rumours are swirling that Intel is planning to buy the world’s fourth largest chip foundry in a $30 billion USD (around $40 billion AUD) deal that would bolster its chipmaking…

UK Tech Sector Concerned About Newport Wafer Takeover

Computer Daily News July 5, 2021 No Comments

The UK’s largest chip producer, Newport Wafer Fab, is set to be acquired by Chinese-owned semiconductor company Nexperia for around US$87 million. Nexperia, a Dutch firm 100 percent owned by…

Chip Shortage Hampers Aust Navy Helicopters

Computer Daily News June 28, 2021 No Comments

Submarine contract issues are not the only problem dogging the Australian Defence Force. The ADF has extended the grounding of its fleet of 47 MRH-90 Taipan multirole helicopters because of…

Bosch Opens Massive Chip Factory In Germany

Computer Daily News June 9, 2021 No Comments

German technology company Bosch has opened a €1billion chip factory in the eastern city of Dresden to help meet the growing demand for semiconductors. A global shortage of semiconductors has…