Chip shortage fears persist in the auto industry

<div id="firstBodyDiv" data-bind-html-content-type="article" data-bind-html-compile="article.body" data-first-article-body=" Chinese sales double make up flakes Semiconductors An important part of the automotive sector, especially with the high demand for electric cars "Standard & Poor’s Global Platts" that sales electric cars In China, it will reach 6.71 million units in 2022, more than doubling from 3.12 million units in 2021. … Read more

“Wall Street” closes lower, and technology stocks fall by “NASDAQ” 1.19%

Wall Street closed lower on Tuesday, led by the Nasdaq, which fell 1.19% after expectations from chip maker Micron Technology pushed semiconductor and technology makers lower, while investors awaited US inflation data that could push the Federal Reserve to tighten its efforts to curb inflation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 0.16%, or 53.72 … Read more

Globalwafers boss is fighting for a billion-dollar takeover of Siltronic

Doris Hsu The head of Globalwafers is sticking to the takeover of Siltronic despite resistance from the Federal Ministry of Economics. (Photo: Globalwafers) Munich, Berlin Globalwafers boss Doris Hsu still considers the takeover of the Munich rival Siltronic to be realistic. “Time is short, but legal approval is still possible,” Hsu told the Handelsblatt over … Read more

How Apple is lifting the chip material gallium nitride into the mass market

Illustration of semiconductors made from gallium nitride Apple is not the first electronics company to use the semiconductor material instead of silicon in chargers. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy, Getty, Imago [M]) Munich It wasn’t even a side note to the general public, but experts pricked up their ears when Apple recently unveiled its latest notebooks. For … Read more