It’s no secret that the semiconductor shortage is affecting industries across the globe. The shortage hit the GPU market particularly hard, which resulted in wildly inflated prices across the board (although steady price erosion since the start of 2022 has been welcome news to gaming enthusiasts). Auto manufacturers have also faced dwindling chip inventories, which…
Yesterday a magnitude 7.3 earthquate rocked Japan, leading to power outages in affected areas. Market researchers at TrendForce checked today for news of immediate and lasting impacts to semiconductor production, including plants operated by Kioxia, Micron and Sony, in the wake of the quake. The production interruptions seem to have been minor overall, but the…
INTERNATIONAL Russia banned from the SWIFT banking system At least 17 European countries have set up no-fly zones for Russian aircraft The EU, US, UK and their allies have agreed to cut off a number of Russian banks from SWIFT – the main international payment system. Russia is heavily reliant on the SWIFT system,a secure…