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| US semiconductor imports grew 13% over the first three months of this year |
5/12/2023 |
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Semiconductors, essential to everything from computers and smartphones to electric vehicle batteries and large-scale data centers, are now a point of focus for US lawmakers. Last year’s legislation to encourage TSMC and Samsung to increase their investment on American soil is just one part of its broader contest with economic rival China — whose semiconductor shipments to the US dropped nearly 11%.
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| DDR4 oversupply pushed memory prices down |
5/11/2023 |
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Overall, the industry is expecting another 18% discount starting in Q2 2023, which will make DDR4 prices even cheaper for PC users. However, the storage discounts will only apply to the mobile and server markets.
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| India open fundings to lure prospective chipmakers |
5/11/2023 |
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New Delhi plans to reopen the application process for $10 billion in incentives and assistance intended to encourage local chipmaking, people familiar with the matter said. It’s also keeping the process open-ended, doing away with a previous 45-day requirement for submission.
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| Intel reducing a portion of its workforce and make cuts to its budget |
5/10/2023 |
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"Intel is working to accelerate its strategy while navigating a challenging macro-economic environment. We are focused on identifying cost reductions and efficiency gains through multiple initiatives, including some business and function-specific workforce reductions in areas across the company
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| Teevee's plan is to give away TVs for free |
5/8/2023 |
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The TV includes a second display that's roughly the same height as a phone display and stretches the entire width of the TV—imagine having a news ticker screen for ads sat directly below your TV
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| SIA wants "clear rules of the road" for investments in China |
5/5/2023 |
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It isn't just US companies that are unhappy with strings attached to CHIPS Act funding. Semiconductor giant TSMC is said to be seeking up to $15 billion in subsidies to help build two chip fabrication plants in Arizona, but has expressed concerns about rules that may require it to share profits from the fabs with the US government as well as provide detailed information about its operations.
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| TDK, is investing in Novalith, a startup specializing in lithium extraction |
5/4/2023 |
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Novalith’s technological solutions capture and utilize carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to isolate and extract lithium of a higher quality from resource deposits, with no detrimental by-products, to produce a battery-grade, high-purity Li2CO3. The process uses less water, requires a smaller infrastructure and is more cost-effective than the current industry standard.
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