FACTBOX-Chipmakers lay out factory plans in Europe, US and Asia Adds news items on Intel's Asia and Europe plans, and Onsemi's Europe plan; updates news items on Wolfspeed and Silicon Box's Europe plans Sept 17 (Reuters) - Chipmakers across the globe are pouring billions of dollars into new plants, as they take advantage of generous subsidies from the United States and the EU to keep the West ahead of China in developing cutting -edge semiconductor technology .

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UPDATE 1-Senate panel to question US semiconductor firms on Russian weapons Adds no immediate comment from companies, Intel declining comment, background on prior hearing, more details on hearing in paragraphs 4-9 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations said on Thursday it will hold a hearing with four companies on the use of American-manufactured semiconductors in Russian weapons deployed in the war in Ukraine .

Senate panel to question US semiconductor firms on Russian weapons WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations said Thursday it will hold a hearing with four major semiconductor companies on the use American-manufactured semiconductors in Russian weapons deployed in the war in Ukraine. Senator Richard Blumenthal, who chairs the panel, announced the hearing on Tuesday will include testimony from executives from Analog Devices ADI.O , Advanced Micro Devi

GRAPHIC-Intel's Dow status under threat as struggling chipmaker's shares plunge Updates shares in paragraph 3; Adds details on chip sales, analyst comment and background in paragraphs 8-10 By Arsheeya Bajwa Sept 3 (Reuters) - Intel was one of the first two tech companies to join the Dow Jones Industrial Average during the late-'90s dot-com boom, along with Microsoft.