Not every SPAC is pure garbage
Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter for your weekend enjoyment. Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s broadly based on the daily column that a.....»»
Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert"s wordy theatre sketch is pure silliness
If you woke up this morning and thought, wow, I'd love to see Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert perform a ridiculously silly high-brow skit on The Late Show in which they give way too much exposition in a new theatrical drama, cramming the backstory i.....»»
Plastic garbage covers Central American rivers, lakes and beaches
A blanket of multi-colored plastic waste flowing in from tributaries covers Lake Suchitlan in El Salvador......»»
Cockatoos Work to Outsmart Humans in Escalating Garbage Bin Wars
An innovation arms race may rage between birds and humans on the suburban streets of southeastern Australia .....»»
Car OEMs should work closely with foundries, says TSMC executive
Automotive OEMs should work closely with IDM and pure-play foundries and consider building "buffer stocks" to ensure their stable supply, according to Ming-Cheng Lin, director of automotive and MCU business development for TSMC......»»
Fab toolmakers remain upbeat about demand from TSMC
With TSMC poised to carry out its capacity expansion projects in Taiwan and overseas on schedule, fab toolmakers remain upbeat about demand from the pure-play foundry, according to industry sources......»»
Watch the space station spit out garbage toward Earth
International Space Station astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has shared a video showing how the orbiting outpost disposes of garbage......»»
Subaru retools Crosstrek aimed at pure driving enthusiasts
Subaru aims to stoke demand by making the next Crosstrek more of a driver's vehicle. Ride comfort, body rigidity, braking, steering and noise reduction all see upgrades......»»
Ubisoft is pretending it was never really that interested in NFTs
"We'll see if [NFT]s really answer the players' needs," CEO says. Enlarge / Galaxy brain, meet Ubisoft brain... (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images | Ubisoft) If you've been following Ubisoft's relationship with the NFT spac.....»»
TSMC hiring staff for new office in Japan
TSMC has started hiring employees for its new office in Osaka, Japan, according to the Taiwan-based pure-play foundry. The new office will be set up through TSMC Design Technology Japan by the end of this year......»»
Peak Design launches iPhone 14 event guessing game with $10k garbage bag grand prize
Peak Design is holding a fun guessing game ahead of the “Far out” iPhone 14 event that’s set for September 7. Along with a garbage bag filled with $10,000 as the grand prize 500 others will have the chance to win a free iPhone case. more… T.....»»
VIS, PSMC slow down establishment of new fabs
Pure-play foundries Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) have decided to slow down the establishment of their new fabs, as customers scale back or even cancel orders, according to industry source.....»»
SMIC founder reportedly sets up photomask materials firm in China
Richard Chang, who founded China's pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), has reportedly orchestrated the establishment of a semiconductor photomask materials company in the Chinese province of Zhejiang. A ceremony was he.....»»
Taiwan foundries remain firm on prices
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries intend to maintain their prices, despite slowdowns in orders from their fabless customers, according to sources in the IC design industry......»»
Bluetti’s AC500 is a powerhouse of energy, and its best station yet
The Bluetti AC500 takes it up a notch with a 5,000-watt pure sine wave inverter to power even your most demanding devices......»»
Tineco Pure One S15 PET vacuum review: A chore no more
Tineco Pure One S15 PET is a powerful vacuum that’s built around mobility, versatility, and functionality......»»
TSMC to see Apple orders generate over NT$500 billion in 2022
TSMC is expected to see chip orders placed by Apple generate more than NT$500 billion (US$16.6 billion) in 2022 when the pure-play foundry will see its revenue top NT$2 trillion, according to market sources......»»
UMC posts another record high in monthly revenue
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its revenue hit a record high for the 10th consecutive month in July 2022......»»
VIS expects sales drop in 3Q22, cuts capex outlook
Pure-play foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post a 13-16% sequential decline in third-quarter revenue, and has revised downward its capex outlook this year to NT$23 billion (US$766 million) from the NT$24 billion set previ.....»»
Taiwan foundries intend to hold prices flat
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries intend to hold prices flat in the second half of 2022, despite cutbacks in orders for display driver ICs and other chips for use in consumer electronics applications, according to industry sources......»»
TSMC Arizona fab nears completion
TSMC held recently a topping-out ceremony for a new 5nm fab in the US state of Arizona, according to the pure-play foundry......»»