But there's still uncertainty in getting supplies from chip manufacturers. The Fort Wayne plant

-generation chip plant in the United States, and as the chip supply crunch caused global automobile

Samsung Group, the country's largest conglomerate, is likely to ramp up its investment in chip

Tesla HW 4.0 chip at its main Hwasung plant in Korea using the 7-nanometer processing technology in the

that it would pause production at seven North American plants during the next two weeks, including

global shortage of chips used in phones, cars and other electronic devices.“ This is the largest

semiconductor chip shortage that shows no sign of abating. After being forced to close plants last year as the

.... Those plants etch a large number of chips onto 6-inch-diameter wafers that are then cut into

8, 2012 file photo, vehicles are reflected on the logo of the Nissan Motors Co.at a showroom in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district.... The 6 million-square-foot Tennessee factory employs 6, 700 people and makes six Nissan models, including the Rogue small SUV, the company's top-selling U.S. vehicle.... Analysts say the closure of the large Nissan factory for two weeks is a sign that the semiconductor shortage may not be coming to an end late this year as many auto executives had hoped....

$ 165 billion.... They feared that the United States could lose access to those advanced chips, which