Texas Instruments to Invest $60 Billion to Expand Mature Process Capacity in the U.S.

Texas Instruments to Invest $60 Billion to Expand Mature Process Capacity in the U.S.

On June 18, 2025, Texas Instruments (TI) announced plans to invest over $60 billion in collaboration with the Trump administration to expand its manufacturing capacity in the U.S. across seven semiconductor factories. This investment aims to meet the growing demand for semiconductors and drive innovation in key areas such as automotive, smartphones, and data centers. … Read more

Texas Instruments Launches $60 Billion Factory Plan: Reshaping the U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing Landscape

Texas Instruments Launches $60 Billion Factory Plan: Reshaping the U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing Landscape

On June 18, 2025, Texas Instruments (TI), a global leader in analog chips, announced an investment of over $60 billion in Texas and Utah, USA, to build seven 300mm wafer fabs. This plan, which sets a record for investment in the U.S. semiconductor manufacturing sector, not only marks the largest capacity expansion in the company’s … Read more

Xinhua News Agency: 3D Printing, Everything is Possible

Xinhua News Agency: 3D Printing, Everything is Possible

Reporter: Shi Jiaqing, Editor: Chen Rongxue △ Shanghai, China’s first 3D printing cultural museum On July 12, 2023, the style of the undergraduate admission notice from Northwestern Polytechnical University was released. In addition to reflecting the school’s characteristics in aviation, aerospace, and navigation, the admission notice also contains a “surprise.”“With the admission notice, new undergraduate … Read more

China’s Key Technology Challenges II: Industrial Software – Bottlenecks and Solutions

China's Key Technology Challenges II: Industrial Software - Bottlenecks and Solutions

China’s Key Technology Challenges II – Industrial Software: Bottlenecks and Solutions By Zhang Ting, Qiu Ping, China Science and Technology Investment Magazine Introduction: The world is undergoing unprecedented changes, with major power strategic competition further focusing on manufacturing. The United States’ “Advanced Manufacturing Leadership Strategy,” Germany’s “National Industrial Strategy 2030,” and Japan’s “Society 5.0” all … Read more

Experts in 3D Printing Materials (No Particular Order)

Experts in 3D Printing Materials (No Particular Order)

Experts in 3D printing materials: Domestic expert • Yan Yongnian: Born on January 12, 1938, a professor and doctoral supervisor at Tsinghua University. As the “first person in 3D printing in China,” he has achieved internationally leading research results in multifunctional rapid prototyping manufacturing systems and rapid prototyping manufacturing of large bone tissue engineering materials. … Read more

An Expert You Must Know in the Field of 3D Printing

An Expert You Must Know in the Field of 3D Printing

Yan Yongnian, professor and doctoral supervisor, was the first director of the Institute of Materials Forming and Manufacturing Automation at Tsinghua University and the first director of the Institute of Biomanufacturing at Tsinghua University. He is regarded as “the first person in 3D printing in China” by the industry. Personal Experience In September 1956, he … Read more

Texas Instruments to Invest $60 Billion in U.S. Manufacturing Expansion

Texas Instruments to Invest $60 Billion in U.S. Manufacturing Expansion

This article is brought to you by the Semiconductor Industry Review (ID: ICViews).This is the largest investment in semiconductor manufacturing in U.S. history. Texas Instruments has announced plans to invest over $60 billion in its seven semiconductor factories in the U.S. to expand its manufacturing capacity to meet the growing demand for semiconductors, driving innovation … Read more

How PLCs Command the Entire Factory Like a ‘Brain’ in Perfect Harmony

How PLCs Command the Entire Factory Like a 'Brain' in Perfect Harmony

> Imagine this: At 3 AM in a beverage factory, the filling machines stand tall like swans, precisely injecting liquid into every bottle; robotic arms tighten caps with millimeter precision, as if performing a mechanical ballet; conveyor belts transform into a flowing dance floor, carrying bottled drinks to the packaging area—this seamless “dance” is orchestrated … Read more

Overview of Research on High Strength and Plasticity of 3D Printed Magnesium Alloys

Overview of Research on High Strength and Plasticity of 3D Printed Magnesium Alloys

The specific strength of magnesium alloys is higher than that of aluminum alloys. In the aerospace field, magnesium alloys can be used to replace aluminum alloys in the manufacture of components such as aircraft seats, floors, hatches, and structural parts of spacecraft, which can make the aircraft lighter while ensuring structural strength. In our country … Read more

NXP to Close Four 8-Inch Wafer Factories

NXP to Close Four 8-Inch Wafer Factories

Click the blue text Follow us On June 10, local media in the Netherlands reported that semiconductor company NXP plans to close four 8-inch wafer fabs, one of which is located in Nijmegen, with the other three in the United States. NXP plans to transition production to new 12-inch wafer fabs: Even without considering edge … Read more