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Semiconductor Manufacturers Raise Prices & Indicated Product Line Price Increases
As a direct impact from COVID-19, the semiconductor industry supply chain, including semiconductor wafers, foundry, and packaging, is facing a shortage of raw materials that is directly impacting production capacity. Several Semiconductor manufacturers have been forced to raise their prices to complete product production. Such…
Impacts of a Taiwan Offshore Earthquake
According to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB), on Thursday, December 10 at 9:19 p.m. a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck northeastern Taiwan. The epicenter of the temblor was 27.2 kilometers east of Yilan County Hall at a focal depth of 76.8 km. Tremors lasted approximately 15…
Micron Plant Goes Offline for One Hour – Will DRAM Price Increase?
A manufacturing plant owned by Micro in Taiwan recently suffered a 1-hour power outage. This factory accounts for almost 10% of the world’s DRAM production capacity. Disruptions such as this could limit the industry’s supply and therefore drive up its price. “Micron experienced a power…
Murata Closes “Sheng Long TOKO Tech” Coil Factory
November 24, 2020, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. announced that Saitama Murata Manufacturing (formerly: TOKO, INC.), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (hereafter: The Company), is closing its production subsidiary Sheng Long TOKO Tech in December 2020. Saitama Murata Manufacturing Group (formerly: TOKO Group)…
U.S. adds Additional China based Companies to the Defense Blacklist, Including SMIC!
In June 2020 The Department of Defense released its initial list of companies that would be blacklisted to prevent U.S. investors from buying those firm’s securities. The Department of Defense has recently added additional names of “Communist Chinese military companies” operating directly or indirectly in…
AKM Factory Fire: Delays Expected
On October 21, 2020, Asahi Kasei Microsystems (AKM) issued a press release that a fire broke out at 4:45 pm at their Nobuoka semiconductor Plant “Fab2”. This factory mainly produces large-scale integrated circuits (LSI) used in audio equipment, home appliances, TCXO oscillator, and other products. …
Accelerating Growth and Leadership in Cloud and 5G Infrastructure – Marvell to Acquire Inphi
On Oct 29, 2020, Marvell and Inphi announced a definitive agreement under which Marvell will acquire Inphi in an all-stock transaction for USD $40 billion. Marvell’s intention with this acquisition is to accelerate its growth and leadership in the cloud and 5G Infrastructure market. Under the…
Industry News | Regulation and Compliance updates
SCIP Database is Ready for Use
The ECHA has launched officially the SCIP Database “Substances of Concern In articles, as such or in complex objects (Products)”. Companies can now submit data on substances of very high concern (SVHCs) within their articles. This database has been developed in close cooperation with industry…
Creating the Industry’s High-Performance Computing Leader – AMD to Acquire Xilinx
On October 27, 2020, AMD and Xilinx announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for AMD to acquire Xilinx for $ 35 billion US dollars with a combined enterprise value of approximately $135 billion. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the AMD and Xilinx Boards of…
Nvidia’s Arm Deal Would Make It the Center of the Chip World
On Sep 13, 2020, NVIDIA and SoftBank Group Corp announced a definitive agreement under which NVIDIA will acquire Arm Limited from SBG in an all-stock transaction for $ 40 billion US dollars. Combining the two chipmakers would unite leaders in two big tech trends, artificial…