Who wants CHIPS? Everyone!

[GeezerGamer]

Ford closes German plant for 1 month as global chip crisis worsens

Ford has ordered a month-long production halt at one of its plants in Germany, the latest sign that a global shortage of computer chips is putting carmakers under increasing pressure and threatening their recovery from the pandemic.

edition.cnn.com

 

[moocow]

Don't forget the American sanctions on Chinese chip & tech companies are also driving people to buy from TSMC and other non Chinese partners.

 

[sswilson]

I don't remember if it was mentioned here or if I came across it in my morning content surfing but apparently one of the issues driving CPU supply issues is the materials for "packaging" of the bare processor chips. I wonder if that's affecting smaller ICs?

 

[GeezerGamer]

More chips for all.......

TSMC Will Spend an Extra $10B on Chip Production in 2021

TSMC is ramping up its capital expenditures next year, investing an additional $10B into advanced chip manufacturing.

www.extremetech.com

 

[GeezerGamer]

These chips are salty and they're getting smaller!

Samsung May Build $10B Foundry in Austin, Texas

Samsung may be planning a new $10B foundry in Austin Texas, with an aggressive plan to challenge TSMC.

www.extremetech.com

 

[GeezerGamer]

Could things get any worse for PC enthusiasts?

TSMC to prioritise production of chips for cars, not your next graphics card

But all hope for reasonably priced graphics cards is not lost.

www.pcgamer.com

TSMC to Start Dedicating New Capacity to Auto Chips First

Will TSMC still be able to make new chips for AMD and Nvidia?

www.tomshardware.com

 

[Soultribunal]

There is seriously not enough foundry space in all these places to keep up with demand from the looks of it.

That being said, I know that all of the big makers are investing $$$$$ in new production, but that takes a while before it spools up.

-ST

 

[GeezerGamer]

The Biden Administration Pledges to Address the Semiconductor Shortage

www.extremetech.com

 

[Marzipan]

The Biden Administration Pledges to Address the Semiconductor Shortage

www.extremetech.com

I found that very funny.

 

[moocow]

Considering that it takes a few Billions to stand up a new fab, they are going to get as much incentive (read tax break). Going to take tax breaks to bring mfg back to North America consider the entire supply chain is in Asia (chems and electronics components in Korea and Japan then assembled in China).