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China's lockdown in XiAn to hurt memory productions |
1/4/2022 |
The lockdown in the city puts further pressure on global supply chains and adds to a torturous year for exporters facing sharply higher freight costs even as prices for raw materials including semiconductors skyrocket amid the two-year long pandemic.
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Samsung leads Intel again in semiconductor sales |
1/4/2022 |
Samsung will displace Intel in the top spot of 17 companies, or “megasuppliers,” expected to have greater than $10 billion sales in 2021. The list includes six fabless companies (Qualcomm, Nvidia, Broadcom, MediaTek, AMD, and Apple) and one pure-play foundry (TSMC).
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congatec gets change of leadership team |
1/3/2022 |
Embedded and edge computing technology provider congatec has announced its new leadership team, with Dr. Dirk Haft taking over as the new CEO and Daniel Jürgens as the new CFO.
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Apple Inc.placed Foxconn’s India on probation |
1/3/2022 |
Protests that erupted this month after more than 250 women who work at the Foxconn plant and live in one of the dormitories were treated for food poisoning, more than 150 were hospitalized.
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Samsung's NAND fab in Xi’an is in locked-down |
12/31/2021 |
Due to restrictions on movement and other lockdown measures, Samsung must continue operations with limited manpower. Samsung is currently making active adjustments to reduce impact on output and the local government expects a return to normalcy within one to two weeks.
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NASA’s launch of the James Webb Space Telescope is a $10 billion dollar bet |
12/31/2021 |
So far, so good. Earlier this week, key structural components began to deploy as the expanding observatory skirted past the moon. Webb remains on course after several trajectory tweaks to its reserved parking space at the second Lagrange Point, a location in our solar system where objects tend to stay put.
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SK hynix Inc completed first phase to acquire Intel Corp.’s NAND and SSD business |
12/30/2021 |
Following the recent merger clearance from China’s State Administration for Market Regulation on December 22, SK hynix closed the first phase of the transaction by acquiring Intel’s SSD business and the Dalian NAND flash manufacturing facility in China. In exchange, SK hynix will pay $7 billion in consideration.
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Silicon Labs offers Z-Wave 800 system-on-chips (SoCs) and modules |
12/28/2021 |
EFR32ZG23 (ZG23) SoCs and ZGM230S modules provide developers with sub-GHz connectivity for Z-Wave Mesh and Z-Wave Long Range, and are ideal for smart home, multi-dwelling units (MDU), hospitality, and lighting applications, supporting both end devices and gateways.
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Rare matel supply is becoming critical |
12/28/2021 |
These complex compounds can impact the production of a whole range of goods ranging from batteries, mobile phones, laptops, hard drives, displays, lasers, electric vehicles, defense equipment, and medical diagnostic devices.
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Holography to one day replace your car dashboard |
12/28/2021 |
Ceres Holographics has showcased a full-scale replication system for producing 1500mm width holographic films in high volume, enabling holographic transparent displays and augmented reality-HUDs (AR-HUD) for windshields.
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