Blackouts Affecting Samsung’s Texas-Based Line S2 Fab Expected to Impair 1-2% of Global 12-Inch Wafer Foundry Capacity, Says TrendForce
In compliance with the local policy, Samsung’s Austin-based foundry Line S2 partially suspended operation on Tuesday, Feb 16 due to the winter storm affecting Texas. According to TrendForce’s investigation of the event, as the city’s public utility Austin Energy was able to warn of an impending power blackout ahead of time, the partial shutdown of […]
Shaping digital transformation in future
Pradeep Chakraborty reports on this week’s Technology Unites Global Summit, organized by SEMI Ms. Maria Marced, President, TSMC Europe, presented on Shaping the Digital Transformation, at the ongoing Technology Unites global summit, organized by SEMI. 2020 was a difficult and challenging year. We have learnt new ways to live and work, and also learn. There […]
Energy-harvest technology to make roads safer
An eco-friendly energy-harvesting smart sensor could help make roads safer by identifying potentially dangerous driver behaviour. Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are an emerging technology that harvests the freely available mechanical energy from daily human activities. In a study published by Nano Energy, engineers from the University of Surrey reveal how they used recycled plastic cups and silk […]
Sales of Logic ICs Account for Largest Share of China’s IC Market in 2020
MPU and DRAM round out top three product categories in $143 billion China IC market. IC Insights recently released its 2021 edition of The McClean Report. The new analysis and forecast of the IC industry includes an analysis of regional IC marketshares, including a split of the China IC market by product type. China became the largest […]
Jabil Receives FDA Clearance for Made in USA Protective Face Masks
Memphis facility is fulfilling high-volume orders for single-use masks that meet federal requirements ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.– Jabil (NYSE: JBL) today announced that together with its subsidiary medical device company, NP Medical, Inc., the company is ready to deliver personal protective equipment (PPE) orders of medical-quality, FDA-cleared, made in USA face masks, directly and reliably sourced through Jabil’s U.S.-based […]