Critical Minerals Due Diligence And The Semiconductor Supply Chain


“Critical minerals our world needs for electric vehicles and semiconductors can be found here. Clean energy we need to power artificial intelligence data centers and economic growth can be built here.”[1] This statement was made by former US President Joseph Biden during his visit to Angola in December 2024 to support a US-funded railroad project called the Lobito Corridor. The railroad wou... » read more

Chip Industry Week In Review


Imec announced a new automotive chiplet consortium to evaluate which different architectures and packaging technologies are best for automotive applications. Initial members includes Arm, ASE, Cadence, Siemens, Synopsys, Bosch, BMW, Tenstorrent, Valeo, and SiliconAuto. Imec also launched star, a global network bringing together automotive and semiconductor innovators to address technological c... » read more