{"id":181262,"date":"2021-02-18T03:26:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T00:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/texas-storm-forces-chip-makers-to-close-exacerbating-shortage\/"},"modified":"2021-02-18T03:26:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T00:26:00","slug":"texas-storm-forces-chip-makers-to-close-exacerbating-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/texas-storm-forces-chip-makers-to-close-exacerbating-shortage\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  Texas storm forces chip makers to close, exacerbating shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2eaee6a959e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2eaee6a959e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/texas-storm-forces-chip-makers-to-close-exacerbating-shortage\/#Samsung_NXP_Infineon_facilities_in_Austin_affected\" >Samsung, NXP, Infineon facilities in Austin affected<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/texas-storm-forces-chip-makers-to-close-exacerbating-shortage\/#By_Asa_Fitch\" >By\u00a0Asa Fitch<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  Texas storm forces chip makers to close, exacerbating shortage<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Samsung_NXP_Infineon_facilities_in_Austin_affected\"><\/span>\n  Samsung, NXP, Infineon facilities in Austin affected<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000169967\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       Severe weather conditions hitting much of the U.S. have caused some semiconductor companies to idle production capacity, threatening to exacerbate a chip shortage that\u00a0has already prompted car makers to curtail output\u00a0at some plants.<\/p>\n<p> South Korea\u2019s\u00a0Samsung Electronics\u00a0Co.\u00a0<br \/>\n        005930,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/209800866\/delayed\" class=\"negative\">-0.48%<\/bg-quote><span>,<\/span><br \/>\n       one of the world\u2019s biggest chip makers, operates two factories in Austin, Texas, and was asked by local authorities to shut those down on Tuesday, said a company spokeswoman. Samsung expects to resume production as soon as possible and, the spokeswoman said, was waiting for electricity provider Austin Energy to advise when the chip maker\u2019s operations could start up again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       Texas has suffered widespread power disruptions\u00a0that began early Monday amid a severe winter storm. The outages have prompted local officials to ask companies to reduce operations to minimize demand on the region\u2019s power grid.<\/p>\n<p>The Austin facilities represent about 28% of Samsung\u2019s overall production capacity, according to Citi analysts. Austin is a manufacturing hub for Samsung, which is considering\u00a0a $17 billion plan to expand its operations\u00a0there or in other parts of the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Dutch chip company\u00a0NXP Semiconductors\u00a0NV<br \/>\n        NXPI,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/202999625\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-2.94%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       said Wednesday that it had to scale back work at two facilities in Austin. \u201cAffected customers are being notified directly by NXP of the potential for supply disruptions,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n<p>Other large customers of Austin Energy have also shut down because of the storm, according to a statement from a consortium of those customers. Germany-based\u00a0Infineon Technologies\u00a0AG<br \/>\n        IFX,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/203152288\/delayed\" class=\"negative\">-3.28%<\/bg-quote><span>,<\/span><br \/>\n       a car-chip supplier, has manufacturing facilities there that Citi analysts say mainly produce memory chips critical for automotive and industrial markets that accounted for about 5% of the company\u2019s revenue last year. Infineon said it shut down its Austin plant on Tuesday after authorities said power supply would be interrupted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/texas-winter-storm-strikes-chip-makers-compounding-supply-woes-11613588617?mod=mktw\" class=\"icon none\">An expanded version of this report appears on WSJ.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also popular on WSJ.com:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/manhattan-couple-ditch-apartment-buy-rv-was-it-worth-it-11613487600?mod=mktw\" class=\"icon none\">Manhattan couple ditch apartment, buy RV. 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