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Synopsis The chip crunch was born out of an understandable miscalculation as the coronavirus pandemic hit last year. When Covid-19 began spreading from China to the rest of the world, many companies anticipated people would cut back as times got tough. iStock here’s been a particular squeeze in driver ICs for automotive systems because they’re usually made on 8-inch silicon wafers, rather than more advanced 12-inch wafers. To understand why the $450 billion semiconductor industry has lurch...

Taiwan shares close up after U.S. rally 03/16/2021 04:05 PM To activate the text-to-speech service, please first agree to the privacy policy below. Taipei, March 16 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan moved higher Tuesday to close above the 16,300-point mark as investors were encouraged by a rally on U.S. markets overnight, dealers said. The upturn was capped by lingering concerns over a possible technical pullback for large cap tech stocks, which had relatively high valuations, while old economy stocks, pa...

Long Wait For Your New Car? Laptops Out Of Stock? Can’t Buy A PlayStation 5? Blame The Chip Shortage Vishal Mathur © Provided by News18 Long Wait For Your New Car? Laptops Out Of Stock? Can’t Buy A PlayStation 5? Blame The Chip Shortage Semiconductors. You may never have realized this, at least till now maybe, but these good old semiconductors are the very backbone of pretty much everything around you. At least the non-living things. Be it your laptop or PC, your TV, your...

The Straits Times Beijing has pledged to develop its own advanced chip manufacturing.PHOTO: REUTERS PublishedMar 10, 2021, 5:01 pm SGT https://str.sg/JjYC They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for...

Mar 11 2021, 7:05 AM March 10 2021, 10:17 AM March 11 2021, 7:05 AM (Bloomberg) -- An investigation into illegal talent poaching by Beijing-based Bitmain Technologies Ltd. has revived fears Chinese companies will target Taiwan’s top engineers as their country works to build a world-class chipmaking industry. (Bloomberg) -- An investigation into illegal talent poaching by Beijing-based Bitmain Technologies Ltd. has revived fears Chinese companies will target Taiwan’s top engineers as t...

On CNBC's "Mad Money Lightning Round," Jim Cramer said United Microelectronics Corp (NYSE: UMC) is in exactly the sweet spot. There is a ...

(CNA photo) Shares in Taiwan plunged 1.88 percent to close below 16,000 points on Thursday following an overnight dive in the tech-heavy Nasdaq index and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index in the United States. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index (TAIEX) fell 305.32 points, breaching the 16,000 barrier to close at 15,906.41, below the monthly moving average of 15,951. Turnover totaled NT$327.68 billion (US$11.77 billion) during the trading session. ...

Mad Money Recap With Jim Cramer: Interest Rates Are the Key Interest rates and the bond market are still key to stocks next move. Author: Original: Mar 5, 2021 The "Goldilocks" employment report gave investors the perfect opportunity to lighten up on their positions and raise cash, Jim Cramer told his Mad Money viewers Friday. But dont get fooled, he cautioned, interest rates and the bond market are still in control of where stock prices head next. Cramers game plan for next weeks action keep...

March 6, 2021 Share  U.S. President Joe Biden’s order to secure semiconductor supply chains for high-tech hardware production offers a commercial boost to Taiwan, one of the world’s biggest providers of chips, and gives Taipei new weight in any free-trade talks, analysts say. Biden signed an executive order Feb. 24 for the United States to start overcoming a chip shortage that has hobbled the manufacturing of vehicles, consumer electronics and medical supplies. It will trigger a re...

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