Tag: Chip industry
This is how Jochen Hanebeck trims the chip manufacturer for returns
Since then, the papers listed in the leading index Dax have lost value. Investors are unsure: will Infineon actually grow more than ten percent year after year, as Hanebeck promised?…
Chip industry in Germany wants to play an important role in quantum computers
Munich As CTO of NXP, Lars Reger is responsible for 60 research sites worldwide. The chip manufacturer only develops quantum computers in Hamburg, the manager told the Handelsblatt. This is…
How Europe’s unknown tech company Imec is shaping our future
Imec The research institute in Belgium is well-known among semiconductor experts for its know-how – which has an annual turnover of 800 million euros. (Photo: Imec [M]) lions “Europe has…
USA lures chip giant TSMC into the country – and triggers existential fears in Taiwan
Joe Biden (left), TSMC boss Mark Liu In Arizona, the US President and Liu announced the group’s new billion-euro investments on Wednesday. (Photo: Reuters) Tokyo “Holy Mountain” – that’s what…
Business is driven by high energy prices
chip production High energy prices are driving business with silicon carbide power-saving chips. (Photo: Bloomberg) Munich Wolfspeed engineers have been developing low-power silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors for 35 years. For…
TSMC triples investment in US chip fabs to $40 billion
Tokyo US President Joe Biden records another success of his industrial policy. TSMC, the world’s largest contract manufacturer of chips, wants to triple its investments in the US to $40…
Chip supplier is successful in the niche
Manufacturing by Aixtron Up to twelve months delivery time: The business of the equipment supplier to the chip industry is running smoothly. (Photo: Aixtron) Munich The order books are full,…
“Being overtaken on the left and right”
Production by AT&S The Austrian chip supplier is dissatisfied with the government funding for the industry in the EU. (Photo: AT&S) Munich, Berlin According to leading industry representatives, the race…
Infineon competitor is considering building a chip factory in Germany
crisps The US manufacturer Wolfspeed wants to invest in Europe – if the government funding is right. (Photo: Bloomberg) Munich The American chip manufacturer Wolfspeed is considering building a factory…
Chip manufacturers inspire investors and analysts
Jochen Hanebeck The new Infineon boss promises more growth and a higher margin. (Photo: dpa) Munich Germany’s largest chip manufacturer is planning more confidently than ever before. Infineon boss Jochen…
Infineon anticipates increasing demand for radar chips
Radar sensors on the car The Dax group Infineon sees a rapidly increasing demand in the coming years. (Photo: Infineon) Munich Driving with foresight: the dream of every driving instructor…
Europe’s most valuable tech group wants to grow enormously
ASML The chip machine manufacturer wants to increase significantly in the next few years and triple sales. (Photo: Reuters) Munich There is no sign of a crisis at ASML: The…
The chip industry is struggling with overproduction and delivery bottlenecks at the same time
Munich Toyota customers and investors are not used to this: the Japanese car company cannot produce half a million vehicles as planned in the current fiscal year. The reason: the…
Dangerous gaps in production
Munich It’s a sensation that hardly anyone takes notice of: Infineon is just ramping up a new plant for testing and packaging chips in Hungary. Such a backend factory is…
Intel in deep crisis – chip giant is shrinking and has to save
Munich “Only the paranoid survive,” wrote Intel co-founder Andy Grove in his legendary book of the same name in the mid-1990s. This survival strategy includes an important insight: every company…
Samsung promotes company heir Lee Jae Yong to chairman of the board
Tokyo Electronics giant Samsung saw its division’s earnings collapse in the third quarter amid falling demand for memory chips. However, the meager numbers were overshadowed by a personal detail: The…
US sanctions put Chinese chip companies under pressure
Chip manufacturing in Zhejiang province The US government has halted the export of advanced manufacturing technology to China. (Photo: Visual China Group/Getty Images) Beijing, Munich The Chinese government is silent:…
US sanctions put Chinese chip companies under pressure
Chip manufacturing in Zhejiang province The US government has halted the export of advanced manufacturing technology to China. (Photo: Visual China Group/Getty Images) Beijing, Munich The Chinese government is silent:…
Europe’s most valuable tech group under pressure from China sanctions
ASML engine No export to China: ASML is not allowed to deliver the most modern equipment to the People’s Republic. (Photo: via REUTERS) Munich, Brussels ASML’s order books are full:…
Chip Shortage: Car chips will remain scarce for years to come
chip production Computer chips are currently plentiful, but there is a lack of semiconductors for the automotive industry. (Photo: Sven Döring for Bosch) Munich Despite an impending recession, autochips are…