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September 2022 — Contents
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Taiwan may hold the key to the semicon- 21-Nanoparticle growth determined by defects
ductor industry’s future. This small island’s 22-Prices drop on bloated consumer DRAM inventories
22-Qualcom expands its contract with GlobalFoundries
importance to semiconductors can not be 23-June swoon: First ever sequential sales drop
minimized. About half of the silicon fabricated 24-Fiancials: Amkor and AMD
is made here. China, meanwhile, wants it back 25-EVs and charging industry are ready for takeoff
as part of the Chinese empire, Ron Iscoff, 3 28-Chip revenue growth may slow to 7% this year
29-Semiconductor CAPEX shows 21% growth
30-Irvine scientists design self-powered health monitor
Micron plans $40 billion investment. With 31-MIT reports chips giant response to light
the passage of the CHIPS Act, Micron of Boise, 32-Marketing budgets climbed 9.5% over last year
Idaho says it plans to invest in more U.S. 33-Tesla’s share declining in new EV sales
memory fabs., 16 35-WTO’s Goods Barameters suggests growth is slowing
35-”Unprecedented” growth for MEMS, Yole Group says
36-Chip equipment market will be at $142.53B by 2027
Biden signs CHIPS Act into law. The $256 37-EDA ban may affect China’s semiconductor ambitions
billion CHIPS Act, after passage in both houses 38-New chip ramps-up AI computing efficiency
with near unbelievable speed for Congress,,
has become law, 17 Business Cards, 26-27 Advertisers and Events, 34
Cover: The August visit to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi angered
Foreign chip makers likely to benefit from China, which immediately instituted an import ban on Taiwan’s citrus fruit,
including the pomelo and two types of fish. The pomelo is a prized fruit in
CHIPS Act. Foreign chip giants Samsung, SK both countries. (Image by Anke from Pixabay)
hynix and TSMC may benefit from the CHIPS
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