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GlobalFoundries, the world’s fourth-biggest contract chipmaker, announced it broke ground on a $4 billion fab. The Singaporean facility will make 450,000 silicon wafers (300mm) per month by 2023

Nexperia is investing $700 million to expand its manufacturing and development capability. In addition, the firm launched a new production line in Manchester, England to address the global chip shortage.

Multiple industry insiders believe the global chip shortage has favorable conditions for unscrupulous counterfeiters. One criminal took advantage of the crisis to defraud some unsuspecting manufacturers out of $110,000.

Nvidia announced plans to acquire the Silicon Valley startup called DeepMap in Q3 2021. The transaction will help the chipmaker bring its popular autonomous automobile technology to another level.

Since April, Taiwan has been dealing with a major surge in coronavirus infections. Recently, the new COVID-19 wave has been causing disruptions among the island’s many semiconductor manufacturers, a development with potentially global implications.

AMD recently announced it would supply Tesla with in-car infotainment system CPUs and GPUs for its next generation of Model S and X luxury vehicles. The company is also developing 3D packaged chiplets with TSMC.

TSMC and the Japanese government are co-funding a $337.4 million semiconductor research and development project. The initiative aims to create potentially revolutionary 3DIC manufacturing technologies.

Bosch recently opened a state-of-the-art chip factory in Dresden, Germany, with European Union and local government support. Starting in September, it will fabricate automotive components to help address the global semiconductor shortage.

Samsung recently revealed it would establish a new 5nm production line in its Pyeongtaek, South Korea fab to address the global chip crisis. It also made a deal to develop next-generation automotive semiconductors with Hyundai.

Qualcomm reportedly inked a six-year foundry services agreement with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), a Taiwanese contract chipmaker, to bolster its supply chain. However, the deal might create long-term problems for small and midsized OEMs.