Enlarge / TSMC Fab 16. (credit: TSMC) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company plans to raise its capital expenditure by almost a third this year as the world’s largest contract chipmaker defies analyst warnings of softening demand for technology gadgets. TSMC expects capital expenditure to reach $44 billion this year, a 32 percent increase from the $30 […]
Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg | Getty Images) The semiconductor industry lives at the cutting edge of technological progress. So why can’t it churn out enough chips to keep the world moving? Nearly two years into pandemic-caused disruptions, a severe shortage of computer chips—the components at the heart of smartphones, laptops, and innumerable other products—continues to affect […]
We’re sorry, WHUT?! Look, Jennifer Aniston is obviously known for having an amazing body, but who knew it took this kind of superhuman self-discipline?? As part of her InStyle cover story this week, the Friends alum gave an interview revealing all sorts of fun tidbits about herself. Related: Jen Reveals She’s Cut People Out Of Her Life […]
Enlarge / TSMC’s headquarters, seen here, are in Hsinchu, Taiwan. (credit: Sam Yeh via Getty Images ) Carmakers can expect a sharp upturn in chip supplies in the coming weeks, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) said, signaling that a global shortage may have moved past its most crippling stage. In the first six months of […]
Bitcoin may be rebounding, but the crypto bears are getting louder. Read More
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Makers of high-end Android devices are responding to the discovery of a Qualcomm chip flaw that researchers say could be exploited to partially backdoor about a third of the world’s smartphones. The vulnerability, discovered by researchers from security firm Check Point Research, resides in Qualcomm’s Mobile Station Modem, a system of […]
Enlarge / President Joe Biden signing a different executive order on January 28, 2021. (credit: Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images) The White House is launching an effort today to ease a global semiconductor supply crunch affecting a wide array of other industries, but any boost the administration can provide is likely to be […]