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Intel Not Considering UK Chip Factory After Brexit
Intel not considering UK chip factory after Brexit:
The boss of Intel says the US chipmaker is no longer considering building a factory in the UK because of Brexit.
Pat Gelsinger told the BBC that before the UK left the EU, the country "would have been a site that we would have considered".
[...] Intel wants to boost its output amid a global chip shortage that has hit the supply of cars and other goods.
[...] "I have no idea whether we would have had a superior site from the UK," he said. "But we now have about 70 proposals for sites across Europe from maybe 10 different countries.
UK Public Now Eating Significantly Less Meat
UK public now eating significantly less meat:
[...] The new study, published in the journal the Lancet Planetary Health, revealed that while most people are eating less red and processed meat compared to a decade ago, they are eating more white meat.
High consumption of red and processed meat can increase the risk of health problems including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and even certain cancers.
Meat production also has a higher environmental impact - producing more planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions - than other types of agriculture and food production.
Journal Reverence:
Cristina Stewart, Carmen Piernas, Brian Cook, et al. Trends in UK meat consumption: analysis of data from years 1–11 (2008–09 to 2018–19) of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey rolling programme The Lancet Planet Health [Open]
(DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00228-X)
(Score: 4, Interesting) by looorg on Monday October 11 2021, @01:30PM (4 children)
TSM and Samsung, if someone is to blame that is. Intel just couldn't keep up in the race to make things smaller and smaller yet faster and faster and cramming more and more things onto it. The top producers are now really down to two-three companies and the rest are just falling by the side as they can't afford the constant upgrades and staying relevant anymore. Sophie Wilson of ARM (videos below) talked about it a few years ago how it was just fewer and fewer companies that have the production capabilities and how they are now constantly failing their own set timelines for when they'll produce new technology and chips made with smaller and smaller technology. A lot of it seems to be a heat issue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2SdSLCMKEA [youtube.com]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9mzmvhwMqw [youtube.com]
As noted tho a lot of companies are thinking about starting non-cutting edge semi conductor productions for normal items, cars and electronics etc due to the massive shortage and total reliance on the production of said chips being in China and Taiwan etc. So Siemens/Bosch/Philips and a lot of others are probably thinking about starting production facilities in Europe and similar just to get rid of the reliance of Asia for the production of vital components for their products.
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So eating less meat in the UK. It's turning into an eco-paradise then? Lots of green fanatics would be so happy then. If they didn't at the same time hate Boris and Brexit so much. It's an unintended positive side effect of the lorry driver shortage?
(Score: 3, Informative) by Dr Spin on Monday October 11 2021, @02:22PM (1 child)
It's an unintended positive side effect of the lorry driver
No.
Its the obvious consequence of high inflation and low incomes. People can't afford to eat much meat.
Warning: Opening your mouth may invalidate your brain!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 12 2021, @01:15PM
The BSE outbreak in the UK might also have contributed to discouraging a generation or two from consuming beef.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_BSE_outbreak [wikipedia.org]
And it doesn't look like it's gone away: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-58602051 [bbc.com]
So it's not really confidence inspiring.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Dr Spin on Monday October 11 2021, @02:28PM (1 child)
a lot of companies are thinking about starting non-cutting edge semi conductor productions for normal items
The majority of chips in a cars are (Intel) 8051 clones. No hi-tech there.
I am surprised no one is making PDP8 clones, when all you need is to look at one input and set another, they do the job, and with approx 1,000
gates (none of the Bill) they are really simple to make. Stop with the miniaturisation and get with 12V compatible I/O like it was in 1970, and all your
problems will go away. (skip the core memory though).
Warning: Opening your mouth may invalidate your brain!
(Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Tuesday October 12 2021, @11:32AM
PDP-11 clone might be more useful. You could run Unix on it. If you can still get an old Unix that's small enough.