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Semiconductor companies will hit historic revenue highs this year, despite chip shortages and supply chain issues, according to a new Deloitte report.

h as SEMCO, TAIYO, WALSIN, FENGHUA, and VIIYONG have been affected by the resurgence of Covid, according to recent data released by China's National Health Commission as reported by TrendForce.

U.S. President Joe Biden hailed Intel Corp's recent announcement that it will construct a $20 billion factory outside Columbus, Ohio, creating 7,000 construction jobs and an additional 3,000 permanent jobs as 'just the beginning'.

firm grip on the world, causing supply chains to be stretched to their absolute limits,” began Luc van den Hove, president and CEO of semiconductor research institute IMEC, in this article for EENews Europe.

nomists, they believe that "if the highly infectious omicron variant which is already swamping much of the global economy spreads across Asia, especially China, then disruption to manufacturing will be inevitable" and will also be hugely disruptive.

According to Nikkei Asia, Murata's MLCC production site, Fukui Takefu, has suspended some production lines earlier this week due to the outbreak of a Covid-19 cluster infection. TrendForce says the Fukui Takefu Plant accounts for 20.7% of the company's production...

A combination of global risk factors will lead to the supply chain industry taking until 2023, and possibly beyond, to resolve the current electronic component shortage issues, says ABI Research.

Based on the recent report from SIA, the China semiconductor industry grew 30.6% in 2020, reports DigiTimes. If the growth rate continues, by 2030, DigiTimes expects it to become a "world champion in the semiconductor industry".

"The past few years have presented society with myriad challenges and developments—some good, some bad. The electronics community was not isolated from the events sweeping the planet and has had to address these issues as well. The greatest benefit from overcoming these issues are the solutions created and their impact on the future.

The value of semiconductor content in electronic systems reached 33.2% last year, surpassing the previous record high set in 2018, says the new 2022 report by IC Insights.