Tag: Globalfoundries
Spinncloud – Caught in the wheels of bureaucracy
Christian Eichhorn and Christian Mayr The Spinncloud co-founders had to endure over a year of bureaucracy before they could start work at their chip company. (Photo: Spinncloud) Dresden A year…
Chip group announces major investment in the USA
Micron facility in Virginia, USA The chip group wants to invest a total of 40 billion dollars in the USA. (Photo: AP) Munich The USA’s race to catch up in…
US restricts investments in China
Intel chip factory construction site in Arizona Anyone who accepts state aid in America must not invest in China. (Photo: Reuters) Munich Christmas in midsummer: The chip industry can look…
Semiconductor supply bottlenecks persist
Chip production in China Because of the lockdown, China is delivering fewer semiconductors than customers have ordered. (Photo: VIA REUTERS) Nothing works anymore: In Germany and the rest of Europe,…
Sales forecast halved – dispute threatens growth
ASML The Dutch chip supplier will only grow by ten percent in 2022. (Photo: Reuters) Munich, Beijing The order books at ASML are full: In the second quarter, the chip…
Sales forecast halved – dispute threatens growth
Munich, Beijing The order books at ASML are full: In the second quarter, the chip manufacturers ordered equipment worth 8.5 billion euros from the Dutch machine builder. CEO Peter Wennink…
Europe’s race to catch up with the chips threatens to fail due to a lack of staff
Munich The building permit hasn’t even been issued yet: Intel’s new factories in Magdeburg, worth billions, won’t open until the middle of the decade. Nevertheless, Christin Eisenschmid is concerned about…
Europe’s race to catch up with the chips threatens to fail due to a lack of staff
Munich The building permit hasn’t even been issued yet: Intel’s new factories in Magdeburg, worth billions, won’t open until the middle of the decade. Nevertheless, Christin Eisenschmid is concerned about…
International corporations are investing in East Germany – is the region now experiencing an upswing?
Tesla factory Cars from East Germany: Tesla models roll off the production line every day in the Gigafactory in Grünheide. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin, Gruenheide, Dusseldorf The job advertisement reads like…
Etisalat becomes Vodafone’s largest shareholder with almost 10 percent
London Etisalat has acquired a 9.8 percent stake in Vodafone as part of its global expansion. As the state-controlled group announced on Saturday, they want to keep the $4.4 million…
Plant manufacturer Exyte is targeting sales of ten billion euros
Stuttgart/Munich The Stuttgart plant manufacturer Exyte is preparing for a long-lasting boom. “In 2027 there will be ten billion euros in sales,” said CEO Wolfgang Büchele to the Handelsblatt. “That…
Europe’s race to catch up in semiconductors is just beginning
Munich If everything goes as planned, Intel will be producing the world’s most modern chips in Magdeburg in five years. However, this does little to help the European semiconductor industry…
Intel wants to become a contract manufacturer for European chip manufacturers
Planned Intel chip factory Intel wants to build in Magdeburg and also produce semiconductors for other manufacturers there. (Photo: dpa) Munich Ordered today, delivered in a year – if things…
Intel builds chip factories in Magdeburg
intel The chip company is investing billions in Magdeburg. (Photo: action press) Munich Magdeburg will become the new center of the European chip industry: The semiconductor manufacturer Intel will settle…
Jochen Hanebeck brings in important confidants
Infineon The chip manufacturer is struggling with delivery problems and is therefore building a new factory in Malaysia. (Photo: dpa) Munich Infineon is investing two billion euros in a new…
Jochen Hanebeck brings in important confidants
Infineon The chip manufacturer is struggling with delivery problems and is therefore building a new factory in Malaysia. (Photo: dpa) Munich Infineon is investing two billion euros in a new…
EU Commission wants to support chip production with further billions
Brussels, Berlin New cars are not delivered, game consoles are out of stock: Missing microchips have caused considerable frustration in recent months and slowed down the economic recovery. The EU…
EU Commission wants to support chip production with further billions
Brussels, Berlin New cars are not delivered, game consoles are out of stock: Missing microchips have caused considerable frustration in recent months and slowed down the economic recovery. The EU…
Shortage of chips: STMicroelectronics is struggling with a flood of orders
STMicroelectronics chips Customers have to wait up to a year before they can get the semiconductors. (Photo: Bloomberg) Munich Sold out until next year: Europe’s largest chip group, STMicroelectronics, is…
The ZVEI President sees customers as having an obligation to fight chip shortages
Munich No chips far and wide: semiconductors are in short supply. Nothing will change in the short term. In the long term, however, the customers themselves can help ensure that…