Neowin News Feed for: Factory

Nvidia and Foxconn planning to deploy humanoid robots within months

Paul Hill — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:30:01 +0000

Nvidia and Foxconn are in talks to have humanoid robots work on factory lines producing AI server hardware for Nvidia. It poses questions for the future of factory jobs. Read more...

Japanese government to subsidize Sumco factories to the tune of $530 million

Paul Hill — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 00:20:01 +0000

Japan has announced a 75 billion yen subsidy for silicon wafer producer Sumco. This is part of a wider 2 trillion yen earmarked for semiconductor subsidies over the next couple of years. Read more...

Intel bringing $25 billion factory to Israel, months after agreeing on Italy deal

Paul Hill — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 10:20:01 +0000

Intel and the Israeli government have agreed on a preliminary deal to bring a new plant to Kiryat Gat near Tel Aviv by 2025. The site will provide thousands of jobs for Israelis according to reports. Read more...

Violence erupts between workers and the police at Foxconn's plant in Zhengzhou

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 06:48:02 +0000

A protest turned violent when workers of the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, China clashed with the police on Tuesday. Strict curbs, unpaid wages, and possible infection surge caused the protest. Read more...

Intel close to deal with Italy to build chip factory to reduce reliance on Asia

Paul Hill — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:30:02 +0000

Intel and Italy are close to a deal that will see a chip manufacturing facility be built in the country. The deal is worth $5 billion and will help Europe reduce its dependence on Asia for chips. Read more...

Elon Musk says Tesla could make futuristic robotaxis while opening a new factory in Texas

Paul Hill — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 05:56:54 +0000

Elon Musk opened a new factory in Texas on Thursday evening. He said that the company is looking to start producing futuristic-looking robotaxis. Musk has previously said he wanted to build robotaxis. Read more...

Intel semiconductor factories are coming to Ohio's Licking County

Paul Hill — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 11:42:01 +0000

Intel has chosen Ohio's Licking County as the site of two new semiconductor factories that it plans to build by 2025. The company will spend $20 billion and create 20,000 direct and indirect jobs. Read more...

Samsung is set to build a semiconductor factory in Taylor, Texas after tax break offer

Paul Hill — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 01:10:01 +0000

Samsung will build a semiconductor factory in Taylor, Texas after local government wooed the Korean firm with support in the form of tax breaks. It'll also establish a skills center in the city. Read more...

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says Intel won't consider UK for factory

Paul Hill — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 17:46:01 +0000

Intel's CEO Pat Gelsinger has ruled out the UK as the site for the firm's European factory. He said the company is considering 70 proposals from 10 countries inside the European Union. Read more...

Intel and DARPA partner to advance domestic ASIC chips

Paul Hill — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 23:08:01 +0000

Intel and DARPA have started a new project that will help the U.S. develop cutting edge ASIC chips domestically. They also aim to make the chips safe to manufacture in zero-trust environments. Read more...

TrendForce says smartphone production to be reduced 5% in 2Q21

Paul Hill — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 19:40:01 +0000

TrendForce has said that 5G penetration could fall slightly this year due to a winter storm that hit Samsung's Austin factory that produces Qualcomm's 5G RFIC, a crucial component in 5G phones. Read more...

Tesla reportedly aims to manufacture EV chargers in China

Usman Khan Lodhi — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 18:22:02 +0000

Tesla is looking to rapidly expand its charging network in China. The new factory, which is expected to complete in February 2021, will have the capacity to manufacture 10,000 chargers a year. Read more...

Honda production back up to speed at factories hit by cyberattack

Ather Fawaz — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 06:50:01 +0000

A cyberattack caused the Japanese automobile manufacturer to suspend production in multiple factories worldwide. These plants are now open, customer information was not compromised in the attack. Read more...

Ventilator production to start 'as soon as humanly possible' in Giga NY factory: Elon Musk

Usman Khan Lodhi — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 07:08:01 +0000

Musk made the announcement through Twitter, stating that he wants the New York factory to open at the earliest so the ventilator production can be rapidly increased "to help the citizens of New York." Read more...

Samsung again shuts down its smartphone factory in South Korea due to new coronavirus case

Rajesh Pandey — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 13:44:01 +0000

Samsung has once again had to shut down its Gumi plant in South Korea due to an employee getting infected with the coronavirus. The plant produces flagship phones like the Galaxy S20 and Z Flip. Read more...

Tesla gets $1.29 billion loan from Chinese banks for its Shanghai car plant

Paul Hill — Fri, 27 Dec 2019 19:20:01 +0000

Tesla has agreed to a 9 billion yuan loan with several banks in China. The firm plans to use the money to pay off debt it has and will invest the rest in construction and production at Gigafactory 3. Read more...

Samsung could suspend factory operations in Tianjin

Paul Hill — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 08:36:01 +0000

Samsung is contemplating whether to close down its Tianjin smartphone manufacturing plant which builds 36 million phones each year. It cited efficiency reasons for sparking the discussion. Read more...

World's largest mobile phone factory opens outside Indian capital

Paul Hill — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 13:46:01 +0000

Samsung's new factory on the outskirts of New Delhi has been opened today by India's Prime Minister and the South Korean President. The new factory is said to be the biggest in the world. Read more...

Tesla clinches deal to build new factory in China

Paul Hill — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 00:58:01 +0000

Tesla has secured a deal to build a new factory in Shanghai's free-trade zone. The deal is unique because Tesla will be the first car maker to own their factory without having a local partner. Read more...

Ex-workers file suit against Tesla over racism

Paul Hill — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 13:44:01 +0000

Three ex-employees of Tesla have filed a suit against the company alleging they were the target of racism while at the company's Fremont factory. It's the second such case this year for Tesla. Read more...

Foxconn cuts 60,000 factory jobs, to be replaced by robots

Justin Luna — Thu, 26 May 2016 18:14:01 +0000

A recent report has stated that Foxconn has laid off over 60,000 factory workers. This is reportedly to prepare the company for automation, and then introduce robots to do repetitive tasks. Read more...

Foxconn's iPhone facility catches fire

Timi Cantisano — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 02:42:01 +0000

On Sunday, a Foxconn facility in Zhengzhou, China caught fire where luckily no one was injured. Foxconn has made a statement that the blaze will not impact manufacturing. Read more...

Watch a fleet of robots build the Steam Controller

Matt Brown — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 18:42:01 +0000

Valve has created one of the largest automated assembly lines in the United States, in order to keep up with consumer demands for its recently released 'Steam Controller'. Read more...

Apple distribution factory described as “unsafe and unsanitary”, according to human rights group

Phi Ha — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 11:41:27 +0000

A report released by an NGO found that Apple's lastest Chinese distributor is responsible for unsanitary and unsafe conditions in its factories. This has led to numerous injuries, deaths and suicides Read more...

The Pirate Bay sale unlikely to happen

Sam Symons — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:24:51 +0000

Some of the biggest news recently, in the shady side of the Internet, was that torrent search engine The Pirate Bay was to be sold and then converted into a legal operation. Many people were... Read more...

Report: Dell in Talks to Sell PC Factories

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:42:34 +0000

Computer-maker Dell is attempting to off-load its computer manufacturing plants around the world, The Wall Street Journal reported in its Friday edition. The company has approached contract manufacturers over the last few months offering to... Read more...

Dell offers factory installation for Vista

Tom Warren — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:15:41 +0000

Hardware giant Dell has responded to the launch of Microsoft's Windows Vista by offering factory installation to speed business adoption of the new operating system. Dell said its latest server and storage products,... Read more...

Bluebird, a fake Bluetooth factory, gets raided by SIG force

Steven Parker — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:26:08 +0000

The problem of finding "Bluetooth" devices in shops which turn out not to be genuine was highlighted a couple of years ago, by Ezurio (then TDK) - but the Bluetooth SIG has decided that "pressure... Read more...

AMD in deal to build chip factory in New York

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 13:38:24 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices has entered into a nonbinding agreement with the state of New York that calls for building a $3.2 billion microprocessor plant in Saratoga Springs. AMD's prospective fabrication plant is tagged... Read more...

ATi Slashes Factory Warranty Period

Steven Parker — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:45:15 +0000

A sharp eyed reader over at extreme overclocking forums noted that ATi has slashed its warranty period for all products from as much as 5 years to 1, effective from August 31st 2005. This means... Read more...

Joint Ops: Escalation storms factory

Wed, 03 Nov 2004 22:35:40 +0000

NovaLogic today announced that the expansion to their large-scale first-person shooter Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising, has gone gold and is on schedule to ship to retail stores on November 17. Joint Ops: Escalation may boast... Read more...

Microsoft Sharpens Its Software Factory Vision

Wed, 27 Oct 2004 14:29:25 +0000

In a speech at the Object-Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages and Applications—or OOPSLA—conference here, Microsoft Corp.'s head researcher announced a new framework and tools for building domain-specific languages and the precursor to the company's software factories... Read more...

PC Full Spectrum Warrior marches to factory

Thu, 09 Sep 2004 22:04:25 +0000

Pandemic's squad-based military tactics game gets ready to deploy to retail on September 20. THQ today announced that the PC version of its military tactical action title Full Spectrum Warrior has gone... Read more...

The Skins Factory "Skins" ATI - CATALYST ™ Control Center

Sun, 05 Sep 2004 09:36:29 +0000

ATI Technologies Inc. has just released the introduction of a remarkable new innovation in driver usability, CATALYST™ Control Center. Built on the Microsoft .NET Framework, CATALYST Control Center is a modular suite of applications designed... Read more...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Announced

Fri, 03 Sep 2004 05:05:42 +0000

Global Star Software (a branch of Take-Two) announced today that Warner Bros. had granted them exclusive worldwide license to develop, publish and distribute videogames based on the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures film, Charlie and the... Read more...

Quake III mod Weapons Factory Arena v3.3!

Sun, 13 Jan 2002 12:24:02 +0000

Version 3.3 of Weapons Factory Arena has been released! The highlights of WFA version 3.3 are as follows: Upgraded in-game menus and visuals New effects using a particle generation... Read more...