Entries for July 2021
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT FORECAST TO POST INDUSTRY HIGH OF $100 BILLION IN 2022, SEMI REPORTS
posted on July 17, 2021 09:05
MILPITAS, Calif. — July 13, 2021 — Global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are forecast to surpass $100 billion next year, a new high, after jumping 34% to $95.3 billion in 2021 compared to $71.1 billion in 2020, SEMI announced today.
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Can The U.S. Compete For Chip Dominance?
posted on July 17, 2021 09:04
Microchips are the workhorses of the digital economy. Though they spend most of their time hidden under the hood of devices, supply disruptions get noticed quickly. Right now, the car industry is scaling back production as it waits for chip manufacturers to restock. Production of smartphones, gaming equipment, and home appliances are also feeling the pinch as chip manufacturers struggle to meet demand.
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As Europe hopes to double its share of global chip production, Intel comes along with $20bn, plans for fabs
posted on July 17, 2021 09:03
Intel is planning to spend as much as $20bn on building a couple of chip manufacturing plants in Europe, with more in the works.
CEO Pat Gelsinger has been traveling across the region and just met French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi to discuss component supply-chain problems amid the ongoing global chip shortage.
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TSMC Mulls On-Chip Water-Cooling for Future High-Performance Silicon
posted on July 17, 2021 09:02
Every few years, a major microprocessor manufacturer or research institution dives into the world of radical CPU water-cooling. TSMC recently gave its own presentation on the topic, in which it explored three different methods of potentially cooling a chip with on-die water cooling.
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America’s Lack Of Chips Is More Than A Blip
posted on July 17, 2021 09:01
Throughout my career, the United States has faced many competitiveness challenges, but few have alarmed me more than the ramifications of the recent semiconductor shortage. Our society is totally reliant on microelectronic technologies. They are fundamentally integrated into every industry, government, mode of transportation, energy supply and hospital, with bits of data and information constantly moving from one place to another. This exponential increase in their use is also causing a corresponding increase in the total energy consumption in microelectronics.
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