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.....»»
Former US fab head rejoins TSMC
KC Hsu will rejoin TSMC as a director at the company's integrated interconnect and packaging department, with the appointment effective immediately, according to the pure-play foundry......»»
Teenage Engineering releases mini-ITX PC case that you can build yourself
On the outside, the computer-1 can catch anyone's attention with its pure orange RAL 2004 powder-coated finish. The chrome handles allow easy transport from one place to the other with no hassle......»»
UMC gross margin surges in 3Q21
Fully-utilized fabs boosted pure-play foundry United Microelectronics' (UMC) gross margin to a 20-year high of 36.8% in the third quarter of 2021......»»
Researchers identify a new kind of pure carbon production by microorganisms
Life on the Earth is based on carbon. Through the course of evolution, living organisms have learned to form and process large numbers of different carbon compounds. Carbon is the cornerstone of most biologically produced organic compounds such as pr.....»»
Foundry prices to continue rising in 2022, says PSMC chairman
Pure-play foundries will remain encouraged to raise their quotes in 2022, according to Frank Huang, chairman for Taiwan-based foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC)......»»
UMC mulls new plant in Singapore
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) reportedly is mulling setting up a new 12-inch wafer fab in Singapore, according to market sources......»»
Trump to launch social media platform to compete with Twitter and Facebook
Former US president to go public with TRUTH Social via merger with SPAC. Enlarge (credit: Chris Delmas | Getty Images) Donald Trump is launching a social media platform called TRUTH Social, which will go public via a merger wi.....»»
Foundry quotes to rise at slower pace in 2022
Foundry quotes are expected to continue rising but at a slower pace in 2022, according to sources at Taiwan-based pure-play foundries......»»
People Should Drink Way More Recycled Wastewater
Filtration technology produces water so pure, it would actually harm you if they didn’t put minerals back into it......»»
Reducing plastic pollution by adding RNA-inspired "breaking points"
Once plastic products are used and discarded, they can linger in oceans, collecting in large "garbage patches" and harming sea life. One potential solution, a biodegradable polymer called polylactide (PLA), has so far not fully lived up to its promis.....»»
Supply chain flexibility is crucial, says Cheney Wang, VP of supply chain and Taiwan GM of Latch
Latch was founded in 2014 by a group of former Apple employees and began trading on Nasdaq on June 7th, 2021 under LTCH. Through a SPAC listing, it raised $453 million and values over $1.5 billion. The system of Latch is designed to bring all devices.....»»
Supply chain flexibility is crucial, says Cheney Wang, VP of Supply Chain and Taiwan GM of Latch
Latch was founded in 2014 by a group of former Apple employees and began trading on Nasdaq on June 7th under LTCH. Through a SPAC listing, it raised $453 million and values over $1.5 billion. The system of Latch is designed to bring together all devi.....»»
Will foundry expansions lead to capacity glut?
Many IDMs and pure-play foundries, including second-tier ones, are all poised to expand their fab capacities sparking concerns that the arrival of the additional capacities could result in a glut of processed wafers......»»
Motorola Moto G Pure review: Low in price, high in compromises
The Moto G Pure is Motorola's best value smartphone, but it comes with a boatload of compromises......»»
Motorola Moto G Pure review: For what it’s worth
The Moto G Pure is Motorola's best value smartphone, but it comes with a boatload of compromises......»»
Researchers engineer microorganisms to tackle PET plastic pollution
From overflowing landfills to floating garbage islands in the oceans to microplastics in remote wilderness areas, billions of tons of discarded plastic have created a global pollution crisis......»»
New nanostructure could be the key to quantum electronics
A novel electronic component from TU Wien (Vienna) could be an important key to the era of quantum information technology: Using a special manufacturing process, pure germanium is bonded with aluminum in a way that atomically sharp interfaces are cre.....»»
Unambiguous experimental demonstration of magnon transfer torque effect
Spin torque provides convenient electric means to efficiently control magnetizations. It can usually be produced by spin-polarized current or pure spin current via spin Hall effect. The former and the latter are named as spin transfer torque (STT) an.....»»
Moto G Pure is a $160 phone available just about everywhere in the US
Coming to a Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile store near you. The Moto G Pure. [credit: Motorola ].....»»
TSMC posts record revenues for September and 3Q21
Pure-play foundry TSMC has reported sales results for September and the third quarter of 2021 both hit record highs......»»