Enlarge (credit: ony Avelar/Bloomberg) Intel announced another string of investments yesterday, this time focused on shoring up its chipmaking efforts in Europe. The company has committed $36 billion so far, and if it completes all the projects it’s considering, it’ll spend nearly $88 billion across six countries. The centerpiece of the investment is a megafab in […]
Enlarge / A Ford Explorer sports utility vehicle (SUV) sits for a final inspection at the Ford Motor Co. Chicago Assembly Plant in Chicago on Monday, June 24, 2019. (credit: Daniel Acker / Bloomberg) Ford’s new Explorer has had a rocky few years. Its rushed initial launch was marred by production problems that resulted in […]
(credit: Andrew Cunningham) Intel has agreed to pay $5.4 billion to buy Tower Semiconductor, an Israeli foundry that focuses on specialty processes to make chips for imaging, power management, and wireless communications. The acquisition is Intel’s latest move to add capacity and customers to its new foundry division, which focuses on making chips for other […]
Enlarge (credit: ony Avelar/Bloomberg ) Many of Intel’s current woes can be traced to the fact that the company was left out of the iPhone. Whether Intel passed on the opportunity or couldn’t meet the spec is by now a moot point, but missing out on the particular smartphone revolution—and its billions of chips—played no […]
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Enlarge / A worker checks a mainboard at a Vingroup production facility in Hanoi, Vietnam. (credit: NHAC NGUYEN/AFP) US chip supplies are close to the breaking point as a new survey reveals diminished inventories and overstretched fabs. The numbers put the chip shortage in stark relief. In 2021, companies that purchase semiconductors had less than […]
Enlarge (credit: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket) Nvidia may be walking away from its acquisition of Arm Ltd., the British chip designer, according to a report from Bloomberg. The blockbuster deal faced global scrutiny, and Nvidia apparently feels that it hasn’t made sufficient progress in convincing regulators that the acquisition won’t harm competition or national security. “Nvidia […]
Enlarge / Russian mobile phone networks could be severely hampered if mooted US tech sanctions go into effect. (credit: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg) The US is considering restricting the flow of semiconductors into Russia to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from invading Ukraine. The move would prevent the Russian military and much of the nation’s economy from […]
Enlarge / Intel’s rendering of its two new leading-edge processor factories planned to be built outside Columbus, Ohio. (credit: Intel) Intel announced the location of its megafab today, a 1, 000-acre parcel on the outskirts of the Columbus, Ohio, metro area. The semiconductor manufacturer plans to break ground on two leading-edge fabs by the end […]