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Japan factory output falls, hit by quake, chips shortage amid Covid worries
Japan's factory output fell in February as an earthquake and semiconductor shortage led to declines in the production of cars and electrical machinery
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Japan asks Taiwan manufacturers to cooperate in production of chips
Japan has asked some Taiwanese manufacturers to cooperate in alternative production of semiconductors, industry minister Hiroshi Kajiyama said
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China cuts taxes to spur semiconductor development after US sanctions
China announced tax breaks to spur growth of its semiconductor industry following US sanctions that alarmed the ruling Communist Party by cutting off access to American processor chips
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Stellantis, Nissan, Nio cut more production due to chip shortage
Stellantis NV and Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio became the latest carmakers to announce new production cuts as a result of a global semiconductor chip shortage
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Tesla's Chinese rival Nio suspends production on chip shortage
Top automakers such as Ford, Honda, GM and Volkswagen were caught off guard by the shortage even as auto demand picked up during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Japan calls for Renesas help from equipment makers at home and overseas
Japanese government has called and emailed equipment makers in Japan and overseas to request they provide parts and machinery to help Renesas, restore chip production at its fire-damaged plant
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Japan car makers scramble to assess impact of Renesas auto chip-plant fire
Toyota, Nissan, Honda and other Japanese automakers scrambled to assess production impact of a fire at a Renesas Electronics automotive chip plant that could aggravate global semiconductor shortage
Centre targets global majors for semiconductor fabrication plants
MeitY draws up list of potential players
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Inflation is already creeping into some corners of the world economy
Hawks say that pockets of inflation today will turn into across-the-board price increases tomorrow, with stimulus providing the fuel
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Can Vinod Dham-founded AlphaICs disrupt the AI-based chip market?
The firm operates in the mid-power segment worth $15-20 billion, and is designing a chip targeted for vision applications like surveillance, industrial automation and IoT
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GM extends vehicle production cuts due to semiconductor chip shortage
The U.S. automaker did not disclose the impact on volumes or say which supplier or parts were affected by the chip shortage, but said it intends to recover as much of the lost output as possible
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Want new factory to make car chips? That'll be $4 billion, please
It takes approximately $4 billion to set up a fab for the types of chips carmakers need
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Resolution of semiconductor shortage may take months: Bosch India MD
In another two and a half to three years, Bosch will have 2,500 lesser associates, says MD Bhattacharya
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Trump's China tech war backfires on automakers as chips run short
Automakers around the world are shutting assembly lines because of a global shortage of semiconductors that has been exacerbated by the US actions against key Chinese chip factories, officials said
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Ford joins top automakers to halt production due to semiconductor shortage
Ford has joined Nissan, Volkswagen, Fiat Chrysler and Toyota who have curtailed production amid a global semiconductor shortage, delaying the production of some vehicles
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Auto firms stare at supply outages amid global shortage of semiconductors
This comes at a time when demand in world's fifth largest auto market is in the initial stage of recovery after the Coronavirus pandemic-induced lockdown earlier this year
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Semiconductor assembly majors plan to set up manufacturing units in India
If the current talks with the ATMP big boys fructify, it will be a major step for the country.
The future of 'civic' technologies
Such technological intervention will have lasting benefits. It will ease bottlenecks that prevent access to credit and bring SMEs within a national infrastructure programme
Hero Electronix's Tessolve acquires UK-based chip design services firm T&VS
The acquisition is expected to help Tessolve to become the largest semiconductor engineering services player in the world
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Micron Technology appoints Anand Ramamoorthy to head India operations
The US memory chip giant is eyeing opportunities in India to provide its technology to the government, large Indian enterprises and small and medium companies
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