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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.

Companies across various sectors that are reliant on semiconductor chips have said the shortages seem to be starting to ease. This was due to increased capacity and lower consumer electronics demand.

The United States and European Union will try to avoid a subsidy race as they look to boost chip output. The parties want to avoid manufacturing pooling in a handful of areas, weakening supply chains.

Chinese semiconductor industry has slowed down by 4.2% following Covid-19 lockdown in Shanghai. The output has shrunk for the first time after Q1 2019 due to low demand and strict preventive measures.

High demand for tech and supply chain chaos has resulted in chip shortages across the world. However, companies can't make more chips since now they are facing a shortage of chip-making tools.

Intel and Micron CEOs have urged the US Government for granting subsidies under the CHIPS Act. Intel's previously announced plans, however, depend on whether the government grants this or not.

The EU Commission has announced a comprehensive set of measures called the "European Chips Act" that will bolster Europe's semiconductor chip-making capabilities while reducing dependency on Asia.

Logitech's CEO has said that he sees the semiconductor shortage continuing through the year. It echoes similar statements from other tech bosses but hopefully, things get back on track in 2023.

Sony is reportedly creating a million more units of the PlayStation 4 this year in an anticipated move to deal with the PlayStation 5 components shortage and give gamers a second choice.

AMD has thrown out a slight caution to the wind about the possibility of delay in RDNA 2 desktop APUs if the sky-high DDR5 memory pricing continues to persist into the later half of the year.

A major Vietnam PC store nguyencongpc (NCPC) was found to be selling EVGA RTX GPUs that were part of a stolen shipment of cards. This was discovered when an NCPC customer tried to file warranty.

While more than 40 tech companies have confirmed their CES 2022 will be a digital-only event, 60+ businesses have booked floor space recently. Fully vaccinated people with masks can attend the event.

The analyst firm Gartner has predicted that half of the top ten auto manufacturers will begin designing their own chips by the middle of the decade following the current chip shortage.

DDR5 kits are already experiencing shortages and according to a report, it is not induced by the ongoing chip shortage, at least not directly. Instead it's the expensive PMICs that are to be blamed.

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.

The automotive industry could be losing more than $200 billion in revenue this year due to the ongoing global semiconductor shortage. The figure is much higher than what was earlier predicted.

A report alleges that Nvidia's RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 Ti, or many more graphics card models could be facing supply problems from September due to recent lockdowns in China for new COVID outbreaks.

Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has released the latest GPU market share report for Q2 2021. There is overall good news for the market with the exception of AMD which has struggled against rival Nvidia.

Memory chipmaker SK hynix has admitted today that some of its DRAM products are indeed faulty. However, it has denied the rumors that close to a quarter of a million of its chips was affected.

Newegg has announced that Nvidia's new GeForce RTX 3080 Ti will be available via its Newegg Shuffle tomorrow at 6 AM PT. The new GPU launched on June 1st and comes in at a price of $1,199.