How Japan is trying to rebuild its chip industry
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is transforming the small Japanese farm town of Kikuyo into a key node in Asia’s chip supply chain.
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Construction on Chatham Wolfspeed plant humming along as final steel beam put in place
Semiconductor chip-maker Wolfspeed is moving at lightning speed to get this massive new factory in Chatham County up and running. Cameras weren’t allowed inside this high-security facility, but WRAL News got to go on a tour. He got a first-hand look at how the site will provide the chips...
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Everyone wants the latest chips. That’s causing a huge headache for the world’s biggest supplier
In a world dominated by Moore’s Law — the idea that the number of transistors on microchips would double every two years — speed is of the essence.
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US is constantly assessing expansion of export controls on chips that could boost China’s military
The U.S. export controls were first launched in 2022 to counter the use of chips for military applications that include the development of hypersonic missiles and artificial intelligence.
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Biden admin providing $1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries to make computer chips in New York and Vermont
The announcement is the third award of direct financial support for a semiconductor company under the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act.
Read MoreWorld’s largest chipmaker TSMC to build a second factory in Japan
Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is upping its output in Japan as it continues to expand its global presence.
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Israel’s ‘largest investment ever:’ Intel to build $25B chip factory
The Israeli government and Intel confirmed plans to build a $25 billion chipmaking factory in the south of the country, an investment Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described as the biggest in Israel’s history.
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IBM joins $10B partnership for new semiconductor R&D center in New York
IBM is one of several key private sector companies investing in the creation of an advanced semiconductor research and development program to be launched in Albany, N.Y. The center “will secure a strong pipeline for semiconductor innovation,” IBM’s top executive says.
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$35M in microchip funding from CHIPS Act goes to defense contractor
This is the first allocation of incentives from last year’s bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which provides more than $52 billion to boost the development and manufacturing of semiconductors in the United States.
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