Chip delivery times shrank by four days in September, the biggest drop in years, in a sign that the industry’s supply crunch is easing.

Companies like Micron are rushing to file applications before the tax-break program, known as Chapter 313, expires at the end of this year.

Microsoft expands its cloud server life span from four to six years. We delve into the ways this affects data centers.

Taiwan’s leverage for independence from China remains its dominance of data center semiconductor chip manufacturing.

Micron announced it will invest $40 billion by 2030 to build US memory plants. Qualcomm is partnering with GlobalFoundries, which has a facility in New York state, in a $4.2 billion agreement to manufacture chips.

Some projections indicate the industry will double in size over the next decade, meaning efforts to mitigate its climate footprint need to accelerate. Absent pressure from governments, it will largely depend on the chipmakers themselves.

The bill is expected to pass the House later this week and then move to Biden’s desk for his signature. In addition to the semiconductor funding, the legislation includes money for research and workforce training and 5G wireless technology.

Global semiconductor revenue will increase just 7.4% in 2022, the research firm projected in a report Wednesday. That’s roughly half the 14% rate that Garner was predicting three months ago.

The leading maker of memory chips is considering the addition of 11 semiconductor manufacturing plants in Texas.

Small data centers in dense urban areas running close to full capacity are most likely to need emergency hosing during a hot spell. Hyperscale data centers run by technology giants often use vast amounts of water.