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As I read elsewhere (don't have the link) this is supposed to be the #2 chip supplier for the automotive industry, and the #1 and #3 closed down because of the
by raarts 6y ago
As I read elsewhere (don't have the link) this is supposed to be the #2 chip supplier for the automotive industry, and the #1 and #3 closed down because of the Texas Power outage and are still not operational.
Anyone know more?
- Kliment 6y agoYou read it here: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/Chip-starved-automakers-shudder-at-Renesas-plant-s-1-month-halt https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/Chip-st... Some more details on the NXP texas fuckup: https://outline.com/rfBWzn https://outline.com/rfBWzn
- tlb 6y ago> because the facilities were completely shut down, clean rooms were flooded with particles and every piece of equipment was contaminated Ouch. That suggests that they didn't have backup power for the positive pressure ventilation system. I hope adding that is on someone's todo list for next time.
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- meepmorp 6y agoEven if they had backup power for those kinds of systems, the cold in Texas took down utility-grade generation capacity. It wouldn't be a surprise if they had their backups die, too.