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TSMC to Decide Where to Build $16.41B Chip Plant Next Year
TSMC is a major player in the chipmaking business and as we reported a few months ago, they are looking to build new fabrication plants for their 5nm and 3nm process nodes but apparently the decision on whether to build it in the US is still up in the air.…
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Robots Still Aren’t Able to Survive Fukushima Daiichi
It has been years since the Fukushima Daiichi plant was devastated by unfortunate events, that is no secret. It is no secret either that the clean up of the aftermath is going slow. Basically, none has happened yet. Tepco is the utility company tasked with overseeing the cleanup, but they’re…
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Panasonic Investing $256M in Tesla’s Solar Cell Plant
Japanese company Panasonic has been expanding from their consumer electronic base and into more integrated components as well as business solutions so sticking with Tesla in their Solar Cell plant based out of New York seems like a good move. Panasonic’s investment is in the neighborhood of about 30 billion…
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Bad Mirrors Set Solar Thermal Plant On Fire
When it comes to renewable energy there are a few options, from the power of the sea in tidal factories or the wind in a wind farm, your options are as numerous as the earth offers. An alternative to classic solar farms are the solar thermal plants, like the Ivanpah…
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Viruses Found Inside German Nuclear Plant
We’ve all had that scare when we’ve discovered a virus on our computer, either from a scan or a popup or unwanted behaviour on your computer. Now imagine if your computer had more than just your family pictures on or your bank details, imagine if it was within the same…
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Foxconn to Replace More Humans With Robots
Foxconn, which is Apple’s primary supplier for components, expects to deploy more robots in their factories to help with production in the next three years. While human workers are the main resource in their factories today, the company expects to automatize 70% of its assembly line work. The Taiwanese manufacturing…
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Apple Building ‘Global Command Center’ at Former Sapphire Plant
Apple has a lot of cash and now it seems that they’re looking to spend some of it. The company announced yesterday that they would be building a $2 Billion ‘Global Command Center’ at the site of the former GT Advanced sapphire plant – the place that went bankrupt when…
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Intel’s 14nm “Fab 42” Plant Stays Closed, Rumored To Be Dedicated To 10nm Later On
Intel reportedly announced that its Fab 42 plant has been halted and will not open up anytime soon. This is the same plant, based in Arizona, which Intel was going to use in order to produce the 14nm chips. And no, Intel will not scrap the 14nm chips because of…
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