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Latest EE Times coverage of Japan quake
3/21/2011 1:52 PM EDT
The following is a collection of stories published by EE Times on the devastating 9.0 earthquake that struck Japan March 11 and its aftermath, with emphasis on its impact on the global electronics supply chain. Stories are listed in reverse chronological order, with most recent at the top. Also, stay up to date with the latest news on manufacturing facilities affected by the disaster with our company-by-company fab status tracker. Fujitsu says all fabs running at 100%
eport: Toshiba forced to halve NAND output
IHS: CMOS image sensor supply hit by quake
MEMC Japan plant back on line; rivals idle
Another major aftershock hits Japan
Elpida plant resumes operation
Power outage hits Rohm fab
Several Japan fabs halted by aftershock
Another major quake hits northern Japan
Sony resumes production in more plants
Freescale Sendai fab is latest quake victim
uake prompts analyst to raise chip market forecast
Do parts from Japan pose radiation risk?
BT resin in full production in May, says maker
NAND supply chain still in flux
TI expects chips from Miho fab in September
Microchip aims to take up MCU slack
Five predictions following Japan quake
Fujitsu restarts two front-end chip fabs
Renesas mulls foundry for auto MCUs, say reports
Missing sensor hits global automotive production, says IHS
Micron's CEO unsure of quake's net effect
MS firm says quake will delay orders
Slow package resin restart weighs on tablets
On Semi's Japan fabs ramping back up
Hitachi reeling following quake
Opinion: History lessons on quakes and the semi industry
On Semi says two fabs still down
Digital compass makers unaffected by quake
Fujitsu restarts two back-end chip plants
Analyst: Quake's impact on IC chain will be limited, temporary
Shin-Etsu pleads for power as factory stays closed
Minor disruptions seen for NAND
One dead, three missing at Nikon
Sony says some production sites still idle
Renesas restarts Aomori, Yamagata wafer fabs
TSMC sees some impact from quake
VLSI: Quake analysis has missed the boat
Nokia expects production disruption
Toshiba's Iwate fab out until April
Renesas restarts hampered by black outs
Analyst: NAND flash supply to lose 4% in 2Q11
Japan's disasters, education & renewable resources
Stress test for the global supply chain
Putin offers to help Japan by boosting EU gas supply
Japan's ruined infrastructure may delay energy demand revival
The day the lights went out in Japan
ASE sees some impact from quake
Putting a face on the Anonymous 50
Report: 20% of global 300-mm wafer production down
Supply chain: Too lean, too mean, too late
Updated: Japan quake hits microcontrollers
Panic buying hits IC supply chain
Quake to impact Amkor's sales
Quake hits iPad 2 supply chain
Earthquake exposes risks in global supply chain
Update: Analysts fear shortage of key resin
Bungling, cover-ups define Japanese nuclear industry
Report from Japan – Quake Brings New Perspective on 'Power'
Fuel rod reactions stoke nuclear tensions
On Semi lowers forecast due to quake
Resources, insight on Japan nuclear crisis
U.S. semiconductor industry warns of ripple effect from quake
WiMax survived Japan quake, says Intel exec
Report: TSMC's 2011 growth target still 20%
Disaster in Japan batters suppliers
Certainties of modern life upended in Japan
A human and economic tragedy unfolds in Japan
Quake to cause prices hikes, shortages
Update: Plutonium-laced fuel heightens Japan's nuke woes
Quake caused 'substantial damage' to TI fab
Japan quake: Tracking the status of fabs in wake of disaster
Impact of the Japanese earthquake on the FPD industry
Nikon, TEL impacted by quake
NAND flash prices soar on supply fears
Sendai fab staff are safe, says Freescale
Toshiba shuts sites to save electricity
Renesas advises on fab, office shut downs
Don't call Japan, the line is busy
Updated: Japan nuke plants still unstable
Update: Quake prompts supply chain worries
Tsunami warnings issued for Western U.S.
Updated: Massive earthquake, tsunami hit northeast Japan
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Mark Wehrmeister
3/22/2011 12:42 AM EDT
Thanks for the recap of the excellent eeTimes coverage of this devastating event.
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elctrnx_lyf
3/26/2011 4:41 AM EDT
Tsunami and the earthquake have left Japan with lot of problems to deal with, but the japanese has also have huge number of industries and showing the impavt on the complere global electronic products.
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GaryP
3/26/2011 11:11 AM EDT
This is a pretty good list. How about some OEM coverage for AMAT and TEL? What's the impact on parts supplies over the next quarter?
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Sanjib.Acharya
3/26/2011 12:42 PM EDT
Which electronic components (such as IC, memories etc.) are the worst hit by the production/supply interruption due to the unfortunate event? Also, how long it might take to recover completely?
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john-z
3/28/2011 4:57 AM EDT
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To support build of the fusion reactor. - http://www.power.czweb.org/fuse/hybrid.htm
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