Taiwan: Blowin’ in the Wind?
How many ‘Silicon Shields’ will it take to save Taiwan – and the global semiconductor industry – from destruction? The answer is blowing in the wind. Citadel’s founder Ken Griffin…
Author: Richard Wallace
The Great Energy Harvest: Power From Thin Air
Energy harvesting, the process of tapping into micro-power sources in the environment, now spans a number of ambient sources and “has matured through the use of a variety of environmental…
China’s Chip Makers Feel Bite of Export Controls
Chinese semiconductor makers are feeling the bite of U.S. chip export controls as flocks of foreign nationals depart the country as the industry asses the situation. According to a report on…
Intel picks Vigasio, Italy for factory investment
Vigasio, near Verona, in Italy’s north east region of Veneto will be to the site of Intel’s new European packaging plant according to Reuters. The plant will cost €4.5 billion…
America’s Heartland: The Next Silicon Valley
Steve Case, founder of AOL, predicts the dominance of tech companies on the coasts will give way to a flourishing of startups from smaller cities. https://www.wired.com/story/the-next-silicon-valley-will-be-in-the-us-heartlands/
Technology’s Trainweck: chip, circuit board, and electronic component deficits
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/29/apple-chip-woes-will-end-but-us-china-supply-chain-war-just-starting-.html Apple chip shortage will end, but U.S.-China supply chain ‘train wreck’ is coming Published Fri, Oct 29 202110:13 AM EDTUpdated Fri, Oct 29 20214:01 PM EDT Eric Rosenbaum@erprose…
Chip War Jitters: Perfect Storm Brewing Over Taiwan?
Could the US chip embargo, which applies to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company rattle the world’s largest chip foundry and global chip giant? TSMC supplies almost all of Huawei’s chips, and if…
China unveils boost to chipmakers in latest war salvo
China has unveiled major tax incentive policy to encourage innovation in domestic semiconductor industry. For chip design, packaging, testing and relevant equipment, materials and software enterprises, the first two years…
Big Tech digs into deep, secretive political pockets
According to a Fast Company report “Tech giants Amazon, Facebook, and Google have spent $33 million on Washington lobbying efforts so far this year, and their political action committees have…
Toronto gets smart about Big Tech
According to the New York Times, Toronto won a major fight against Big Tech last week. “But unlike the battles underway in Washington, it wasn’t over digital domains like online…