Tag: Peter Fintle
How Elon Musk finally wants to teach Tesla to drive itself
Elon Musk and the AI With X.Ai, the billionaire wants to get to the bottom of the secrets of the world – and probably also fulfill a promise made by…
Largest single investment in company history – Bosch invests 1.5 billion dollars in California
Bosch The automotive supplier is responding to the increasing demand for electric motors. (Photo: dpa) New York, Stuttgart, Dusseldorf Bosch wants to invest 1.5 billion dollars in a new chip…
Bosch is investing $1.5 billion in California
Bosch The automotive supplier is responding to the increasing demand for electric motors. (Photo: dpa) New York, Stuttgart, Dusseldorf Bosch wants to invest 1.5 billion dollars in a new chip…
A new standard is revolutionizing the chip industry
Open chip standard RISC-V A dichotomy in the chip world is looming with far-reaching technological changes. (Photo: Getty Images RISC-V [M]) Munich It doesn’t matter whether it’s an iPhone or…
ZF gains world market leader ST as a partner for energy-saving chips
Stuttgart, Munich With world market leader STMicroelectronics (ST), ZF has secured a second supplier for silicon carbide chips. According to the company, the multi-year contract provides for ST to supply…
Sima trumps Nvidia at Chip Olympiad
Stuttgart Considering the fact that Krishna Rangasayee builds what are arguably the most powerful chips for artificial intelligence (AI), he speaks calmly about his success. “We set out to be…
Why Tesla suddenly shyed away from silicon carbide
Wolfspeed SiC wafers Semiconductors make electric cars more efficient, but they are also – at least in the future – a very expensive component. (Photo: Reuters) Munich, Vienna Energy-saving chips…
VW & Mercedes let Google and Apple deeper into the car
Mercedes Electric Software Hub in Sindelfingen The carmaker wants to push the start-up costs below five billion euros. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz AG) Vienna, Dusseldorf With huge investments, Germany’s car manufacturers wanted…
Volkswagen & Mercedes let Google and Apple deeper into the car – also for cost reasons
Mercedes Electric Software Hub in Sindelfingen The carmaker wants to push the start-up costs below five billion euros. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz AG) Vienna, Dusseldorf With huge investments, Germany’s car manufacturers wanted…
The carmaker is developing a new system
New York, Munich It doesn’t work without radar. The automotive world is largely in agreement: radar sensors are necessary for safe, automated and autonomous driving. Only one person didn’t want…
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…
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…
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…
IPO of Intel’s autonomous driving subsidiary
Munich Sales are shrinking and the numbers are deep in the red: things are not going well for Intel boss Pat Gelsinger. At least with the IPO of the subsidiary…
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:…
Wolfspeed evades stock market crash
crisps Wolfspeed has specialized entirely in silicon carbide semiconductors – a very promising business. (Photo: Bloomberg) Munich It is an unparalleled drop in prices: 29 of the 30 most important…
Chip industry is a leading indicator for the global economy
Munich No car rolls, no plane takes off, no coffee maker simmers without chips. Hardly any industry can do without electronic components. In recent weeks, however, customers have been ordering…
Millions for software against the chip shortage
Munich. Delivery times of two years? This is not unusual in the chip industry at the moment. He has to wait “over 100 weeks” for selected components, complains Rainer Koppitz,…
Intel’s tough catch-up race
Planned Intel chip factory Intel intends to invest 17 billion euros in a new chip plant in Magdeburg. This is what the factory should look like one day. (Photo: dpa)…