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China’s power crunch affects semiconductor companies with local facilities

China’s energy crisis has had a negative impact on firms that maintain component factories and chip packaging facilities in the region.

TSMC will construct an $8.8 billion chip factory in Japan. However, its capacity expansion will likely increase components costs industrywide.

The average lead time for microchips has risen to 22 weeks, a new record and up nine weeks from the same time last year.

Oppo, a leading Chinese smartphone maker, reportedly plans to release self-designed 3nm SoCs for its future handsets.

A shortage of ABF substrate, a key semiconductor material, could extend the global chip crisis past 2023.

Samsung announces plans to triple its current production capacity by 2026 amid high demand for its services.

Texas Instruments is establishing a sprawling 300mm chip manufacturing facility containing four fabs for around $30 billion in its home state.