Samsung Electronics' plans to build semiconductor foundry plants in the US could yield $8.9 billion in the local economy, according to analysis by Impact DataSource, quoted in Samsung Electronics' letter of intent to the Texas authorities.

Asian chipmakers are rushing to expand their production capacity to meet a global shortage that has been acutely felt by carmakers, but the firms warn that the supply gap may take many months to plug as they struggle to keep up with strong demand.

An EU plan for a fifty-fold increase in electric cars this decade to help cut greenhouse gas emissions will require an 80 billion euro ($96.5 billion) investment in charging points to support it, power industry group Eurelectric said on Tuesday.

It is the first time Google has revealed operating income for its cloud unit.

A new approach to news announcements from Microsoft

Chrome 89 is bringing more hardware interactions to the web and blurring the lines between the operating system and browser.

Japanese consumer electronics maker Panasonic on Tuesday posted third-quarter operating profit of 130.2 billion yen ($1.24 billion), according to Reuters calculations, beating analysts forecasts as sales rebounded more than expected.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is to step down as chief executive of the e-commerce giant that he started in his garage nearly 30 years ago. He will become executive chairman, a move he said would give him "time and energy" to focus on his other ventures.

TSMC is reportedly struggling to keep up with demand

Facebook just announced plans to help users allow tracking of their iPhones and iPads to deliver personalized ads.

Having sidestepped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic so far, Vietnam aims to rev up its economy over the next five years, trusting on its custom-tooled mix of free trade deals, privatisation and tight COVID-19 curbs.

Xiaomi filed a complaint in a Washington district court on Friday against the U.S. Defense and Treasury Departments, seeking to remove the Chinese smartphone maker from an official list of companies with ties to China's military.

Google bags its latest automotive partner

2021 will be full of console and GPU shortages

Sales of Nintendo's Switch gaming consoles have surpassed those of their predecessor - the 3DS - despite being available for a much shorter period.

Japan's Renesas Electronics is fabricating more of its automotive semiconductors in-house as contract manufacturers are swamped with orders, Nikkei has learned.

Estimates suggest that Azure is already bigger than Windows and commercial subscriptions to Office 365 productivity applications.

Samsung's foldable panel exclusivity is ending, with Chinese phones due in 2H 2021.

Since leaving Huawei in November, Honor CEO George Zhao says the company wants to make phones that surpass those of its former owner and Apple

Samsung Electronics on Thursday commented for the first time on Intel's decision to outsource more of its chipmaking, but declined to talk about any possible partnership with one its key rivals.

Intel's first desktop GPUs in 20 years need a special BIOS

A shortage of auto chips has exposed TSMC's key role in the supply chain.

China smartphone shipments slipped 4% in the December quarter, data showed, as shipments at Huawei Technologies Co Ltd plunged due to U.S. sanctions on the Chinese firm's chip and component suppliers.

Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday said it will supply a range of chips for General Motors next generation of vehicles.

The new display reduces power consumption by up to 16 percent.

The IMF expects the global economy to grow 5.5% this year - a 0.3 percentage point increase from October's forecasts.

AMD continues to charge

Azure revenue growth accelerated and came in above analysts' expectations for the quarter.

The remarks could signal a shift in focus at the Shanghai foundry which has seen its chances of closing the tech gap with bigger rival TSMC hurt by US sanctions

Samsung Electronics has thus far been supplying 14nm chips produced using argon fluoride (ArF) photolithography to Tesla. Yet the two companies are expanding their cooperation to in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) products loaded with 5nm semiconductors.

Gaming's never been more popular - hardly surprising when we're all stuck at home.

This time, an Italian consumer group seeks compensation for iPhone 6 and 7 users

As of 2019, there were 645,000 vehicles in the federal government's fleet

A semiconductor industry group on Monday called for a review of the Trump administration's export control policy, and urged the incoming U.S. Commerce Secretary to work with allies when curbing sales of U.S. technology to China for national security.

A pair of reports are out today from Opensignal detailing the state of 5G as well as the broader mobile experience in the US.

he company has denied the reports.

Germany has asked Taiwan to persuade Taiwanese manufacturers to help ease a shortage of semiconductor chips in the auto sector which is hampering its fledgling economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Apple is planning to release a new thinner and lighter MacBook Air that will launch in the second half by early next year, according to Bloomberg.

Intel's incoming CEO said on Thursday that the company's troubled 7-nanometer chip manufacturing technique is on track to be used to make chips sold in 2023.

Microsoft has backtracked on an announcement that it would raise the price of Xbox Live Gold memberships after an outcry from gamers.