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Chip shipments increased by 22% last year
Specialists of the analytical company IC Insights have prepared a forecast related to the microchip market. According to the forecast, global shipments of microcircuits this year will reach 427.7 billion units, an increase of 9.2% compared to last year. This figure is close to the annual average of 9.4% held in the long-term forecast. Chip shipments rose 22% last year from 2020 levels, the biggest since the 2010 boom.
To gauge the growth of the industry, this comparison suggests that almost five times as many chips will be shipped this year than in 2000, and nearly 44 times as many as shipped in 1980. A visual representation is given by a diagram published by IC Insights.
Analysts note that throughout history, the volume of supplies from year to year decreased only five times: in 1985, 2001, 2009, 2012 and 2019. And a supply cut has never been seen two years in a row.

Tablets
20 GB RAM, 22,000 mAh, 75 days standby time, fast charging, IP69K/MIL-STD-810H – the indestructible Fossibot DT2 tablet goes on sale

Fossibot, which recently introduced the Fossibot DT2 rugged tablet, announced that it has gone on sale.
The Fossibot DT2 boasts 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM coupled with 256GB of UFS3.0 flash memory. RAM can be expanded up to 20 GB, there is support for memory cards with a capacity of up to 2 TB.
Fossibot DT2 is equipped with an eight-core MediaTek Helio G99 single-chip system and a 22,000 mAh battery that provides more than 75 days of standby time. The tablet’s 66W charger delivers a full charge in 2 hours and 50 minutes—the fastest charging ever for a rugged tablet. After 15 minutes of charging, the DT2 will allow you to watch a two-hour movie.
Fossibot DT2 is equipped with a 32 MP Sony front camera and a 64 MP Samsung main camera. In addition, Fossibot DT2 received a large flashlight with a power of up to 164 lumens. Fossibot DT2 features a 10.4-inch 2K Incell display and four speakers. It runs on the latest Android 13 OS and is equipped with 4G and Wi-Fi 6 modules.
Fossibot DT2 is IP68/IP69K rated and MIL-STD-810H rated. It supports face and fingerprint unlock.
From December 11 to 15, it can be purchased on the official website for $291 or on Aliexpress.
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Bosch will have to cut 1,500 jobs to adapt to the automotive market

Bosch needs to cut up to 1,500 jobs at its two German plants by 2025 to “adapt workforce levels to changing demand and technology in the automotive sector,” the company said.
The workforce cuts were first reported by weekly trade newspaper Automobilwoche, a sister publication of Automotive News Europe. “Like other companies, we have to adapt,” a Bosch spokesman said in emailed comments. “We see a need to reduce our workforce by 1,500 people in the areas of development, administration and sales at the Feuerbach and Schwieberdingen plants by the end of 2025.”
Bosch said it was trying to achieve this through employee transfers, early retirement or voluntary agreements, adding that the group was in talks with the works council over specific details.
“We are faced with significantly more serious problems than expected at the beginning of the year. Even if we want to maintain employment levels as best as possible with new products and a wide range of training measures, we will have to adapt this to the real situation,” said a Bosch spokesman.
Bosch ranks first on the list of leading global suppliers with annual auto parts sales of $50.46 billion in 2022.
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The remains of a “high-speed” comet can cause a new meteor shower: astronomers expect it tomorrow

The remnants of near-Earth comet 46P/Wirtanen (46P/Wirtanen) may enter the Earth’s atmosphere, causing a new meteor shower called the Lambda-Sculptorids on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.
A team of scientists led by an astronomer at the Paris Observatory wanted to answer the question of why the meteor shower previously created by the remnants of this comet was not seen on Earth. They found out that such an event should happen very soon – on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.
Scientists said:
Results show a possible impact forecast for December 12, 2023, between 8:00 and 12:30 UTC [11:00 и 15:30 по Москве]. The level of activity of the shower is highly uncertain due to the lack of data on past starfalls. Overall, the best observations for the forecast day will be in Eastern Australia, New Zealand and Oceania.
The progenitor of the potential new meteor shower is comet 46P/Wirtanen, which was discovered in 1948 and orbits the Sun every 5.4 years, much faster than many other known comets.
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