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14, Feb 2021
Semiconductor shortage to increase prices in 2021

We are reposting our piece from November 1st where we speculated the long secular deflation in semiconductor prices may be over.  We got lucky and looks like we picked the bottom. But first this: A shortage in production capacity compared to demand in semiconductors is expected to increase their prices…

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8, Nov 2020
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29, May 2020
U.S. Semi Production Hobbled By Labor Shortages

On May 15, the administration announced that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., plans to build a new $12 billion factory in Arizona.  In addition,  Intel is considering moving some production back to the U.S., and U.S. officials is also trying to convince Samsung to the States.   Call us skeptical as announcements are…

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23, Apr 2020
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23, Apr 2020
Taiwan Semi To Build Apple’s Mac Chips

Bloomberg is reporting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.,  who already produces iPhone and iPad processors, will build the company’s new Mac chips,   The components will be based on a 5-nanometer production technique, the same size Apple will use in the next iPhones and iPad Pros, one of the people said. Money…