Ukraine war and neon gas supply disruption for chip manufacturing

MARCH 14, 2022 BY MAJEED AHMAD  Semiconductor supply chain shattered during the covid pandemic seems to have another crisis at its doorstep: neon supply hampered by the war in Ukraine. Neon gas is a key ingredient in chip manufacturing, and two Ukrainian companies, Ingas and Cryoin, supply from 45% to 54% of the world’s semiconductor-grade neon. In a recent report…

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Over a trillion chips were sold in 2021, smashing records

By Agency Staff14 February 2022 The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) on Monday said that global chip sales hit a record in 2021 at US$555.9-billion, up 26.2% on the year, and it forecast 8.8% growth for 2022 as chip makers continue to build up production capacity to meet demand. “It’s still really trending very strongly towards increased demand. We’re just not…

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