An estimated 67,000 jobs for technicians, computer scientists, engineers in semiconductor industry—and 1.4 million such jobs across the U.S. economy—risk going unfilled by 2030, according to new SIA/Oxford Economics study

The European Union is moving ahead with huge plans to overhaul chip manufacturing in the 27-member bloc with the Chips Act.

The U.S. semiconductor industry faces a shortfall of roughly 67,000 workers by 2030, according to an industry association study published on Tuesday.

The chip industry's workforce is projected to grow to 460,000 by the end of the decade, up from roughly 345,000 this year. But at the current rate that people are graduating from schools, the U.S. will not produce enough qualified workers to fill the increase, according to the study prepared by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and Oxford Economics.

China's move to limit metal exports for chip industry sends shockwaves through global tech supply chain, prompting concerns over chip shortages and economic impacts.

SINGAPORE - Silicon Box, a semiconductor design and device integration services start-up, unveiled its new US$2 billion (S$2.65 billion) factory in Singapore on Thursday.

The 73,000 sq m facility in Tampines is designed to manufacture semiconductor chiplet interconnections that can be applied in areas such as artificial intelligence, electric vehicles and wearables.

According to Singapore-based Silicon Box, the factory will create up to 1,200 roles ranging from engineers to digital experts.

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (力積電), which manufactures DRAM chips and driver ICs on a contract basis, yesterday said it could continue to post operating losses in the second half of the year, as cautious consumer spending casts a cloud over business prospects.

Today ASML Holding NV (ASML) has published its 2023 second-quarter results.
- Q2 net sales of €6.9 billion, gross margin of 51.3%, net income of €1.9 billion
- Quarterly net bookings in Q2 of €4.5 billion2 of which €1.6 billion is EUV
- ASML expects Q3 2023 net sales between €6.5 billion and €7.0 billion and a gross margin of around 50%
- ASML expects 2023 net sales growth towards 30% compared to 2022

BorgWarner will integrate onsemi EliteSiC 1200 V and 750 V power devices into its VIPER power modules for traction inverter solutions to increase performance of electric vehicles

Downward trend in trade data comes amid increasing efforts by the US to restrict China’s access to advanced chips
China’s imports of integrated circuits dropped to 227.7 billion units in the first six months of 2023, down 18.5 per cent

Japan will subsidize domestic company Sumco's new silicon wafer factories in the country's south by up to 75 billion yen ($530 million), Nikkei has learned, part of the government's efforts to bolster the country's semiconductor supply chains.