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Toyota to slash September production as chip shortage bites: Report

Toyota Motor Corp will reduce global production for September by 40% from its previous plan, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday

Volkswagen says might have to cut production further due to chip shortage

Volkswagen may need to cut production further due to a semiconductor supply bottleneck, the German carmaker said on Thursday.

China vehicle sales tumble amid Covid-19, semiconductor shortage

China's vehicle sales slid in July for a third consecutive month, hit hard by flooding in some areas of the country, Covid-19 outbreaks in other areas and the global shortage of semiconductors

After 5G equipment, Tata Group looking to enter semiconductor manufacturing

Tata Group is looking to make a foray into semiconductor manufacturing, Chairman N Chandrasekaran said on Monday. Pegging the market opportunity of high-tech manufacturing of electronics at USD 1 trillion, Chandrasekaran said Tata Group has already set up a business to seize the opportunity. His remarks come days after the USD 100-billion group announced entry into 5G equipment manufacturing and a string of acquisitions to create the Tata Digital business. Semiconductor manufacturing, which involves building chipsets among other things, requires high investments and India does not have any such facility yet. Chandrasekaran explained that alterations to the global supply chains, which are heavily dependent on China, in the aftermath of the pandemic and geopolitical changes, will make businesses shift their reliance on other countries and called this a huge opportunity for India, which becomes the second base. At the Tata Group, we have already pivoted into a number of new businesse

BMW says chip shortage, raw material prices to hit second half

BMW has so far been relatively less affected by the global chip shortage that some of its peers across the auto industry, which has been attributed to its strong relations with its supplier base

Catching up on chip

The chip industry is divided largely into players who design and fabricate their own chips; those who only design chips; and those who only fabricate chips

Apple says semiconductor shortage reaches iPhone, growth forecast slows

Apple executives also said that while the impact of the chip shortage was less severe than feared in the third quarter, it will get worse in the fourth, extending to iPhone production

Intel unveils new 2025 roadmap to reclaim global chip market

Chip maker Intel has detailed an ambitious architecture roadmap, showcasing a series of foundational innovations that will power products through 2025 and beyond

Car chip shortage to abate; smartphones next: Industry executives

The automotive sector has suffered the most this year but supply to the sector could improve relatively soon, with China taking up some production demand that Taiwan could not meet

Global chip shortage will easily drag into 2022 - Stellantis CEO

Some carmakers have adapted to the chip shortage by dropping features from their models

Shortage of chips, worth a few dollars, costing global firms billions

Vehicles, computers, mobile phones, and other smart gadgets, with sticker prices ranging up to thousands of dollars, are stuck on assembly lines for lack of components

Global chip shortage: When will India have its own semiconductor plant?

The country needs to focus on creating a semiconductor ecosystem of its own, to avoid being crippled by shortages

The Trumpian roots of the chip crisis

The US is still paying the price of tantrum-based trade policy

Will a chip czar guarantee China self-sufficiency in semiconductor industry

Liu He will leadthe development of future semiconductor technologies; his position within Xi Jinping's inner circle ensures his recommendations get heard.

US semiconductor maker Applied Materials in talks with Indian govt

Company could help with government's desire to have a semiconductor industry.

Global chip supply shortages may take couple of years to address: Intel CEO

Global chip maker Intel said it could take a couple of years to address the supply shortage in the semiconductor ecosystem that is witnessing huge demand for tech products

Computex 2021: Intel announces two new 11th Gen SKUs, 5G solution, and more

Besides the new processors, the chipmaker also introduced 5G connectivity solution in partnership with Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek

Despite shortage, global semiconductor market to hit $522B in 2021

This represents a 12.5 per cent year-over-year growth, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC).

Intel will 'focus' less on buying back company stock: CEO Pat Gelsinger

The chief executive of the biggest US chip-maker, Intel Corp, said the company is going to curb its focus on buying back its own stock

Setting up a semi-conductor fab plant: Will India be third time lucky?

The government hopes to learn from two failed attempts in 2007 and 2013 to attract fab manufacturers to India but it's up against some stiff challenges