SoftBank stock rises on CEO’s plan for $100 billion chip project

SoftBank stock rises on CEO’s plan for $100 billion chip project

Tokyo: SoftBank Group’s stock rose as founder Masayoshi Son considers the creation of a $100 billion chip venture that would supply AI-enabling semiconductors. Shares in the Tokyo-based tech investor gained as much as 3.2% after Bloomberg News reported the 66-year-old billionaire is seeking funding for a foray into AI chips to compete with Nvidia Corp. … Read more

Franck Galtié on ISO 26262 3rd Edition

Franck Galtié on ISO 26262 3rd Edition

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US Reaches Deal With Google to Produce Chips for Researchers

US Reaches Deal With Google to Produce Chips for Researchers

The US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has signed a cooperative research and development agreement with Google to develop chips for researchers. The chips that researchers use in the development of new nanotechnology and semiconductor device will be manufactured by SkyWater Technology. The Alphabet-owned company will pay for the initial … Read more

US CHIPS Act: Government Releases Strategy for $50 Billion Chip Investments

US CHIPS Act: Government Releases Strategy for $50 Billion Chip Investments

The US Department of Commerce on Tuesday announced the release of its implementation stategy for the $50 billion (roughly Rs. 3,99,000 crore) CHIPS (Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors) Act signed into law by US President Joe Biden last month. The bipartisan bill is designed to subsidise the cost of manufacturing chips in the US, as the … Read more

China Terms $52 Billion US CHIPS And Science Act Threat to Trade: Details

China Terms $52 Billion US CHIPS And Science Act Threat to Trade: Details

China on Wednesday criticized a US law to encourage processor chip production in the United States and reduce reliance on Asian suppliers as a threat to trade and an attack on Chinese business. The law signed this week by President Joe Biden promises $52 billion (roughly Rs. 4,11,300 crore) in grants and other aid to investors in US chip factories. … Read more

Biden Signs Landmark CHIPS Bill to Boost Chipmaking, Compete With China

Biden Signs Landmark CHIPS Bill to Boost Chipmaking, Compete With China

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a landmark bill to provide $52.7 billion (roughly Rs. 4,19,400 crore) in subsidies for US semiconductor production and research and to boost efforts to make the US more competitive with China’s science and technology efforts. “The future is going to be made in America,” Biden said, calling the measure “a once-in-a-generation … Read more

Taiwan’s Position in Chip Market Make It Important Ally for US Against China

Taiwan’s Position in Chip Market Make It Important Ally for US Against China

One aspect of Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan that has been largely overlooked is her meeting with Mark Lui, chairman of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC). Pelosi’s trip coincided with US efforts to convince TSMC – the world’s largest chip manufacturer, on which the US is heavily dependent – to establish a manufacturing base … Read more

Intel, Italy Said to Be Close to Clinching $5 Billion Deal for Chip Factory

Intel, Italy Said to Be Close to Clinching $5 Billion Deal for Chip Factory

Italy is close to clinching a deal initially worth $5 billion (roughly Rs. 39,600 crore) with Intel to build an advanced semiconductor packaging and assembly plant in the country, two sources briefed on discussions told Reuters on Thursday. Intel’s investment in Italy is part of a wider plan announced by the US chipmaker earlier this year to invest $88 … Read more

TSMC Head Warns Invasion Would Devastate Global Supply

TSMC Head Warns Invasion Would Devastate Global Supply

The head of Taiwanese tech giant TSMC warned an invasion of the island would render his factory “not operable” as tensions rise ahead of a potential visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. On Monday, Pelosi kicked off an Asia tour that has been shrouded in secrecy, with much speculation but no confirmation on whether … Read more

Biden Pushes Congress to Pass $52 Billion US Chip Subsidies Bill: Details

Biden Pushes Congress to Pass $52 Billion US Chip Subsidies Bill: Details

President Joe Biden on Monday pushed Congress to pass a bill providing domestic semiconductor manufacturers with $52 billion (roughly Rs. 4,14,800 crore) in subsidies to cut reliance on foreign sourcing for the vital component. Speaking to senior economic and national security staff and representatives from manufacturers and a trade union, Biden said government backing for … Read more