Tag: Electronic parts manufacturing
GM profit surges to $2.98B on sales of higher-margin trucks
Detroit — General Motors’ first-quarter net income surged to $2.98 billion as strong U.S. consumer demand and higher prices offset production cuts brought on...
Jaguar Land Rover halts production because of chip shortage
LONDON — Jaguar Land Rover said Thursday it's suspending production at two U.K. factories, becoming the latest automaker to fall victim to a global...
UK to assess security implications of Nvidia takeover of Arm
LONDON — The British government has asked regulatory authorities to investigate the proposed takeover of computer chip design firm Arm Holdings by the U.S....
Chipmaker TSMC says profit up 16.7% as demand revives
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips, said Thursday quarterly profit rose 16.7% over a year...
EXPLAINER: Starving for more chips in a tech-hungry world
SAN RAMON, Calif. — As the U.S. economy rebounds from its pandemic slump, a vital cog is in short supply: the computer chips that...
Taiwan chip maker TSMC to invest $100B to grow capacity
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Major Taiwan computer chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to invest $100 billion in the next three years in expanding...
Intel announces Arizona expansion as chipmaker seeks footing
CHANDLER, Ariz. — Intel announced Tuesday it will build two new factories in Arizona and outsource more of its production as a new CEO...
Intel announces Arizona expansion as chipmaker seeks footing
CHANDLER, Ariz. — Intel announced Tuesday it will build two new factories in Arizona and outsource more of its production as a new CEO...
Auto industry braces for more chip shortages after fire
NEW YORK — A fire at a plant owned by Japanese chipmaker Renesas could deepen the ongoing global semiconductor shortage that has especially hampered...
Chip shortage forces Ford to build trucks without computers
DETROIT — A global semiconductor shortage and a February winter storm have combined to force Ford to build F-150 pickup trucks without some computers....