Chip shortages could remain through H1 By LI FUSHENG | China Daily | Updated: 2021-02-01 09:29 Share CLOSE German auto group Volkswagen cut its production in China in 2020 by around 15,000 vehicles, due to an industry-wide chip shortage. [Photo by ZHANG DANDAN/CHINA DAILY]
IHS Markit forecasts production of half million vehicles could be put on hold
Chip shortages in the auto industry may remain in the first half of the year, with semiconductor makers having few immediate solutions other than raising prices, according to experts.
Netherlands-based chipmaker NXP and Japan s Renesas Electronics said they were seeking to increase prices in the wake of the shortage and as raw material costs climbed.
Chip shortages in the auto industry may remain in the first half of the year, with semiconductor makers having few immediate solutions other than raising prices, according to experts.
Netherlands-based chipmaker NXP and Japan s Renesas Electronics said they were seeking to increase prices in the wake of the shortage and as raw material costs climbed.
Swiss rival STMicroelectronics is also considering a similar move, the Financial Times quoted a person familiar with the matter as saying.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, the world s largest contract chipmaker, said it will prioritise the production of auto chips if it is able to further increase capacity, but added that its current production capacity is full.
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Chinese chipmakers eye global glory By CHENG YU | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-01-11 00:00 Amid sanctions and uncertainty, domestic firms ride policy support for self-reliance
This year is likely to prove fruitful for Dou Qiang. The president of Tianjin Phytium Information Technology Co Ltd, a Chinese manufacturer of server chips or integrated circuits (ICs), has been busy answering incessant phone calls from prospective customers desperate to receive supplies of chips. Demand for chips manufactured by Chinese companies has been very intense these days. The number of buy orders had already hit a record high at the beginning of last year, Dou said.
China s IC design industry maintains fast growth: expert Xinhua | Updated: 2020-12-14 13:27 Share CLOSE China s integrated circuit design industry has maintained fast growth this year as the country took decisive action to contain the epidemic, according to an industry expert. [Photo/Sipa]
CHONGQING China s integrated circuit design industry has maintained fast growth this year as the country took decisive action to contain the epidemic, according to an industry expert.
The total sales volume of China s IC design industry is expected to grow 23.8 percent year-on-year to reach 381.94 billion yuan (about $58.4 billion) by the end of 2020, said Wei Shaojun, general director of the China Semiconductor Industry Association IC Design Branch.
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