Taiwan saw regional blackouts across the island on Thursday in the latest sign its electrical grid is struggling to meet rising demands from technology manufacturers.
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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger gives himself an A- grade for his first year running the chip maker. Investors are proving to be tougher graders.
Taiwan has proposed a new law to prevent China from stealing its chip technology, amid rising concern in Taipei that Beijing is stepping up its economic espionage.
Intel is close to buying Israeli firm Tower Semiconductor for about $6-billion, a source said, a move aimed at competing better with Taiwan’s TSMC.
Global chip sales hit a record in 2021 at $555.9-billion, up 26.2% on the year, and topping a trillion units for the first time ever.
The biggest assembler of iPhones said component shortages that have plagued electronics production for more than a year are showing signs of easing.
For all the talk about Intel’s entry into the chip foundry business, it’s easy to forget there’s another competitor plugging away in South Korea.
Intel plans to spend $20-billion on a chip-making hub that the company expects to grow to be the world’s biggest silicon manufacturing site.
TSMC’s market capitalisation has surpassed Tencent Holdings’ to make it Asia’s most valuable company.
TSMC spent a record $30-billion last year on factories that churn out the world’s most advanced chips. It seems even that wasn’t enough.