In a statement, Intel Corp said it was increasing its reliance on contract chip manufacturers in order to ramp up the supply of chips used in personal computers. Intel is struggling with shipment delays midst higher demand. Supply remained “extremely tight” in the first half of the year, said Intel. This is despite the fact…
New rules drafted for Germany allows a level playing field for all telecom equipment vendors. On Monday, in a significant development, Germany has finalized rules to build its 5G mobile networks which does not exclude China’s Huawei Technologies. German government officials have confirmed that Germany’s security catalogue foresaw an evaluation of technical and other criteria…
A little more than 130 U.S. firms have applied to the U.S. Commerce Department for such a license. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, the United States is set to soon issue licenses to a few U.S. companies to supply non-sensitive items to China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd. The Chinese company has…
The electrification of the auto industry is taking place at a neck breaking speed. Much of its success will depend on cost effective access to batteries which will power these electric vehicles. In a significant development, Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp has agreed to partner with China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL) to supply and…
U.S. trade action against Huawei having intended impact. China has termed the action taken by the United States against Huawei Technologies as “wrong actions” and has called for trade negotiations to continue. China’s comments underscores the effect of U.S. trade action which is cascading through Huawei’s global supply chains. Japan’s Panasonic Corp has joined a…
The development comes in the wake of Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, tweeting that Panasonic has been a constraint on Tesla’s production of the Model 3 since July 2018. Against the installed capacity of 35 GWh at Tesla’s Gigafactory at Nevada, Panasonic has operationalized only 24 GWh. On Thursday, as per a source familiar with the…
The move follows similar measures undertaken by the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand. On Wednesday, Britain’s BT Group Plc stated it will remove Huawei Technologies Co’s equipment from its core 4G network within two years. The development brings BT’s mobile phone business in line with an internal policy to keep the equipment of Huawei Technologies…
SK Hynix, the world’s second biggest memory chip producer, will boost NAND memory chip production by more than 30% in the second half of this year. NAND memory chips are easier to assemble than DRAM chips. On Thursday, South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc posted a record second quarter profit which underpins a continuation in…
Roland Berger, a consultancy firm, says, the adoption of AI by utilities are heralding a new age of leaner, more efficient distribution and load bearing systems. According to Roland Berger, a consultancy firm, if utilities were to adopt artificial intelligence, which could predict demand swings on the usage of power, for example, they could significantly…
While legacy train designs have proven themselves in the past, smarter, newer LNG terminals are likely to change the market dynamics and bring in more elasticity and adaptability to contracts in changing market conditions in the near future. Terminals for liquefied natural gas that ship and receive the fuel are undergoing a technological revolution. The…
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