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Samsung, Intel CEOs Discuss Chip Collaboration

Nathan Jolly May 31, 2022 No Comments

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger held a meeting in Seoul to discuss a possible future collaboration in next-generation chip technology. Samsung confirmed to the…

Semiconductor Revenue Set To Soar: Gartner

Nathan Jolly April 27, 2022 No Comments

Global semiconductor revenue is projected to total A$945 billion this year, increasing by 13.6 per cent as supply shortages continue to ease throughout the year. This is according to new…

$72 Billion Semiconductor Package “Very Close”

Nathan Jolly January 21, 2022 No Comments

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said overnight that legislation to pump the US semiconductor industry with A$72.2 billion in funding is “very close to being ready to go” to Congress, where the…

Semiconductor Industry Now Faces Labour Shortage

Nathan Jolly September 24, 2021 No Comments

The semiconductor industry has had a horror run over the past few years, with supply chain issues, parts shortages, and the ongoing pandemic closing down numerous factories around the world.…

Samsung To Invest $284 Billion To Beat COVID Slump

Nathan Jolly August 25, 2021 No Comments

Samsung Group has announced plans to invest $284 billion AUD by 2023 in order to strengthen its semiconductor sector and to expand its footprint in areas such as AI, biopharmaceuticals,…

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…

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…

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…

Yes, The Global Microchip Shortage Is COVID’s Fault. No, It Won’t End Any Time Soon

Staff Writers June 2, 2021 No Comments

The manufacturing world is facing one of its greatest challenges in years — a global shortage of semiconductors — and there doesn’t appear to be an end in sight any…