Western Digital and Kioxia NAND output curtailed by materials contamination
Western Digital Corporation and Kioxia Holdings Corporation recently found contaminated materials at two of their jointly operated Japanese NAND fabs. Western Digital stated the incident had reduced its flash components supply by a minimum of 6.5 exabytes. As of this writing, Kioxia has not commented publicly on the event. TrendForce, a market intelligence company, predicted the contamination […]
Semiconductor industry kicks off 2022 with COVID production disruptions and rising chip prices
After a year of unprecedented volatility, 2022 kicked off with some comparatively normal developments in the semiconductor industry. Samsung is reportedly considering marking up its memory and networking components in the first quarter. The conglomerate is considering making the change in response to an increasingly common issue for manufacturers; regional COVID-19-related production stoppage. The ongoing municipal […]
Qualcomm launches new gaming console processor, pursuing supplier
Qualcomm revealed the Snapdragon G3x Gen 1, a next-generation portable gaming device chipset, in December. The fabless corporation partnered with hardware manufacturer Razer to introduce its product via a portable developer kit that highlights its capabilities. The chipmaker’s latest platform offers OEMs, CM’s, and EMS providers an opportunity to break into the $91 billion a year mobile gaming market. […]
BMW, Stellantis make deals with chipmakers for supply chain stability
Qualcomm revealed the Snapdragon G3x Gen 1, a next-generation portable gaming device chipset, in December. The fabless corporation partnered with hardware manufacturer Razer to introduce its product via a portable developer kit that highlights its capabilities. The chipmaker’s latest platform offers OEMs, CM’s, and EMS providers an opportunity to break into the $91 billion a year mobile gaming market. […]
Samsung selects Taylor, Texas as location for $17 billion chip factory
Samsung recently revealed it chose Taylor, Texas, as the location for a $17 billion microchip manufacturing site. The South Korean conglomerate will start building the factory in the first half of 2022 and commence production in the second half of 2024. Once operational, it will fabricate cutting-edge ICs with applications in the 5G, artificial, high-performance computing, and mobile […]
Chinese semiconductor production fell in October due global chip shortage
China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported that the nation’s output of electronic components reached 30.1 billion units in October, down from 30.4 billion parts in September. Industry watchers attribute the dip to the impact of the global chip shortage, which has delayed shipments of semiconductor fabrication equipment. The East Asian superpower has taken steps to ensure its domestic […]
Bosch investing $451M to expand capacity amid chip shortage
Bosch announced plans to invest €400 million ($451.8 million) in 2022 to expand its production capacity in Germany and Malaysia. The German engineering giant is bolstering its manufacturing resources to address the spike in demand that is driving the global chip shortage. The conglomerate opened a $1.21 billion factory in Dresden six months ahead of schedule last summer to […]
