Google creates its own chip for the Pixel 6
US internet giant Google has joined the DIY chip gang with its latest smartphone launch in the shape of the Tensor SoC.
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Apple iPhone production reportedly hit by chip drought
The global semiconductor supply crunch is showing no sign of abating with reports that Apple is having to cut its iPhone orders by 10 million.
Automotive demand drives Intel to mull €80 billion investment in Europe
Pat Gelsinger, CEO of US chip giant Intel, sees massive growth in the automotive chip market and wants to invest heavily in Europe to meet it.
Chips are down for consumers with TSMC set to hike prices
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) plans to increase the price of chips in the coming months, according to a media report.
Nvidia acquisition of ARM in the balance as regulators take their time
US semiconductor company Nvidia has admitted regulatory investigations of its proposed acquisition of UK-based chip designer Arm won’t be completed within its anticipated timescales.
SK’s ‘Square’ spin-off targets semiconductor M&A
SK Telecom has named its planned spin-off company SK Square and provided some additional detail on the new venture, chief among which is its intention to invest heavily in the semiconductor space.
Nexperia acquisition of Newport Wafer Fab calls into question UK’s tech strategy
China-owned semiconductor company Nexperia has acquired full ownership of the UK’s largest chip manufacturer and yet Huawei was banned from its 5G networks for being Chinese.
US and EU form special tech trade club that China isn’t allowed into
Following on from the G7 Summit the US has recruited the EU into its anti-China campaign by establishing a new tech trade council that will further isolate Beijing.
TSMC reiterates commitment to US fabs
Taiwanese chip manufacturing giant TSMC revealed it remains on track to start making cutting edge chips in Arizona by 2024.
Korea aims to chip away at Taiwan’s semiconductor dominance
South Korean electronics giant Samsung ha pledged to invest $150 billion in its chip business by 2030 and its government says it will get involved too.
Quarterly season haunted by chip shortage
A common theme in analyst calls this earnings season has been cautious pessimism about the knock-on effects of the global chip shortage.
Huawei unveils its cunning plan for surviving ‘a complex and volatile global environment’
At its latest annual global analyst summit, Chinese telecoms vendor Huawei revealed the strategic changes it’s putting in place to deal with the many novel challenges it faces.
TSMC pledges $100 billion investment as chip wars intensify
Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC reckons semiconductor demand is only going to increase in the coming year and it’s determined to meet it.
Apple to invest $1 billion in German chip design centre
Hot on the heels of the European Commission’s semiconductor pledge, Apple has announced it will make Munich its European silicon design hub.
EU aims to produce 20% of world’s semiconductors by 2030
Europe is aiming to capture a fifth of the global market for the production of semiconductors by the end of the decade, according to the European Commission.
Chips are down as China semiconductor plant goes belly-up
China’s ambitions to become self-sufficient in the production of chipsets have been dealt a serious blow with the closure of a state-backed semiconductor plant.
US starts to panic about the chip crisis it did so much to create
It turns out that when governments muck about with markets there are sometimes unintended consequences.
US revokes Huawei export licences
The US Commerce Department has revoked export licences from vendors including Intel to stop them supplying Huawei with essential semiconductors, according to a report by Reuters.
AMD to buy FPGA chip specialist Xilinx for $35 billion
US semiconductor company AMD has decided to roll the mega-merger dice once more with the acquisition of Xilinx, which will bring it into contact with the telecoms sector.
TSMC relaxed about Huawei ban
The world’s biggest contract chip manufacturer thinks it wouldn’t be a problem to replace Huawei as a customer.
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