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April 16, 2021

Spending 50 Billion on Chip Industry is a Challenge

Chip industry executives have a huge collective challenge: deciding how to prioritize the $50 billion in support promised by President Joseph R. Biden in an executive order. Semiconductor industry executives met virtually with President Biden to discuss the issues around chip capacity and supply chain. Neither the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) nor the White House readouts ...
EE Times

A Semiconductor Shortage, a Capex Boom, and Onshoring
The semiconductor shortage written about last month seems to have expanded, or at least the panic behind it has expanded, as there will be a major impact on the ...
3DInCites

Solder Paste for SiP Printing of the Future
Welco® AP5112 Type 7, is a unique solder paste where passive components and flip-chips with copper-pillars can be assembled simultaneously while lowering ...
Technical Paper

TSMC Boosts Capital Budget Again, to $30B
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has again raised its 2021 capital expenditure target to $30 billion after customer demand exceeded the company's ...
EE Times

ASML CEO Says Trying to Control Chip Sales to China Won't Work
Export controls against China will not only fail to halt its technological progress but also hurt the U.S. economy, ASML Holding NV Chief Executive Officer Peter Wennink ...
Bloomberg

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Advantages of Outsourced Test Services

Semiconductor Device Innovation Driving Automotive Advances

Non-Surface Contact Approach For Device Flip

BGA Socket Considerations - Prototype to Reality

EMI Shielding for System in Package Using Spray Coating and Silver Particle-Free Ink

Improved Wire Bond Reliability with Auxiliary Wires

Adding Value with Unit Level Traceability (ULT) in Automotive Packaging

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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger's 'No-Brainer' Plan To Solve Chip Shortage
Intel's new CEO, Pat Gelsinger, virtually met with President Joe Biden and his administration urging the federal government to fund his vision of boosting domestic ...
CRN

TSMC lifts spending and sales targets
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co raised this year's capital expenditure to a record US$30 billion, as demand for advanced chips used in high-performance-computing ...
Taipei Times

The US$1 chip that triggered a crisis within the global semiconductor industry
One dollar is the price of a display driver -- the chip that has lurched the US$450 billion semiconductor industry into a crisis. Display driver chips, a tiny chip that sends ...
TechHQ

Cabinet hears plans to bolster Taiwan's semiconductor industry
The Executive Yuan's Board of Science and Technology (BOST) announced plans aimed at cementing Taiwan's leading position in semiconductor manufacturing, amid ...
Focus Taiwan

Moon says S. Korea's economy depends on chipmaking industry
President Moon Jae-in pledged strong and various support for South Korea's semiconductor sector, calling it a core national strategic industry to decide the fate ...
Yonhap News Agency

Tight foundry capacity, component shortages to affect smartphone sales in 2021
Tight capacity at foundry houses, coupled with shortages of some crucial components such as CMOS sensors, power management and driver ICs, could affect sales ...
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