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US Senate approves $52-B chips bill

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Mar 29 10:28 AM

The US Senate on Monday again approved a bill to provide $52 billion in US subsidies for semiconductor chips manufacturing. Read more »

China firms aiding Russia may be cut from US equipment

Reuters
Posted at Mar 09 06:41 PM

Washington is threatening to add companies to a trade blacklist if they skirt new export curbs against Russia. Read more »

'Taiwan to need 100,000 workers in 2 years'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 09 09:55 AM

Tech powerhouse Taiwan will need some 100,000 workers in the next 2 years for its booming semiconductor industry amid a global chip shortage. Read more »

EU joins chips race with 42 billion euro bid to rival Asia

Alex Pgman, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 08 01:56 PM

The EU launches a plan Tuesday to raise tens of billions of euros to boost semiconductor production in Europe and end the bloc's dependence on Asia. Read more »

Chip shortage to last through 2022: Semiconductors exec

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 03 05:35 AM

Britain-based Arm is a designer of computer chips that are used to power many consumer electronics devices. Read more »

Japan new car sales drop 31 pct in Oct on supply woes

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 01 03:45 PM

New car sales in Japan dived 31.3 percent in October from a year earlier to 279,341 vehicles, due to a global semiconductor shortage and supply chain disruptions. Read more »

Malaysia chip crunch triggers new era in supply deals

Liz Lee, Reuters
Posted at Oct 20 02:43 PM

Malaysian electronics firms say big-name customers are beating on their doors to lock in take-or-pay, longer-term deals - and happy to pay more if need be. Read more »

Firms should be allowed to buy own vaccines: SEIPI

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 12:44 PM

This is one way that the country can speed up its vaccination rollout, said SEIPI president Dan Lachica in an interview with ANC. Read more »

US Senate passes sweeping bill to address China tech rivalry

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 09:46 AM

The US Senate voted 68-32 on Tuesday to approve a sweeping package of legislation intended to boost the country's ability to compete with Chinese technology. Read more »

Tech giants join call for funding US chip production

Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at May 11 05:38 PM

Some of the world's biggest chip buyers, including Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp and Alphabet Inc's Google, are joining top chip-makers such as Intel Corp to create a new lobbying group to press for government chip manufacturing subsidies. Read more »

Tech demand drives Asia's factory revival, China's slowdown puts dampener

Leika Kihara, Reuters
Posted at Mar 01 02:03 PM

Solid demand for technology goods drove extended growth in Asia's factories in February, but a slowdown in China underscored the challenges facing the region as it seeks a sustainable recovery from the shattering COVID-19 pandemic blow.   Read more »

'Perfect storm': phones, consoles could get pricier as chip crisis bites

Sam Reeves, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 18 02:04 PM

Prices of popular gadgets such as PlayStations and iPhones could rise because of microchip shortages caused by a "perfect storm" of coronavirus-driven demand, supply chain disruptions and trade war stockpiling, experts warn. Read more »

Chip shortage puts the brakes on automakers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 10 07:16 PM

A shortage of silicon chips is forcing automakers to cut back on production across the globe and may encourage efforts to cut reliance on Asian suppliers. Read more »

With money, and waste, China fights for chip independence

Raymond Zhong and Cao Li, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 28 08:58 AM

Computer chips are the brains and souls of all the electronics the country’s factories crank out. Yet they are mostly designed and produced overseas. China’s government is lavishing money on anyone who can help change that.   Read more »

Manufacturing recovery underway, to get boost from tax reform, free trade deal: DTI

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 09:08 PM

The Department of Trade and Industry said the manufacturing sector is recovering after suffering a steeper decline than the rest of the economy because of the COVID-19 pandemic.    Read more »

China to lower import tariffs on some products from Jan 1

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 23 11:29 AM

China will lower tariffs on products ranging from frozen pork and avocado to some type of semiconductors next year, the finance ministry said, as Beijing looks to boost imports amid a slowing economy and a trade war with the United States.  Read more »

End of an era as Japan's Panasonic exits chip business

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 28 05:28 PM

The Japanese conglomerate said it was offloading its subsidiary Panasonic Semiconductors Solutions to Taiwan's Nuvoton, with the sale scheduled to take place in June. A spokeswoman for the firm told AFP Panasonic would receive $250 million. Read more »