Not so fast Europe

Global semiconductor sales have surged by 20.6 per cent to a record $53.1 billion, although the figures from Europe are a litte disappointing.

So much for security concerns

According to the Wall Street Journal, the US government is expected to allow leading South Korea and Taiwan semiconductor manufacturers to continue and expand their chipmaking operations in China. 

180,000 vehicles cut from production 

The worldwide semiconductor shortage will cause more than 100,000 vehicles to be cut from North American production schedules this week and more than 180,000 vehicles are expected to be dropped globally. 

White house worries

The White House held a classified briefing with some U.S. lawmakers on the dire risks to the American economy from semiconductor supply chain issues as it pushes Congress for $52 billion in funding to subsidise production.

Even though there was a shortage 

Beancounters working for the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) have added up some numbers and reached the conclusion that, despite the chip shortage, global semiconductor industry sales reached $556 billion in 2021, up 26 per cent in the 2020.

Prices rising for now

The US government has decided that a global semiconductor shortage will persist until at least the second half of this year.

Creates a bus conductor

University of Basel researchers have equipped an ultrathin semiconductor with superconducting contacts.

$338.9 billion in 2016

The global semiconductor industry had a record breaking 2016 according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

But Apple's iPhone 7 was not responsible

The Tame Apple Press has created a fake rise in the price of Apple shares by claiming that the success of its favourite toy maker is responsible for a surprise rise in the profits of the German Dialog Semiconductor.

First improvement in five months

Global semiconductor sales saw a slight increase in March for the first time in five months.