thejapantimes, 3 months ago to business Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics said it has agreed to buy Australian-listed electronics design firm Altium for $5.9 billion in an all-cash deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/15/companies/renesas-buys-altium/ #business #companies #renesas #altium #chipmakers #acquisitions
Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics said it has agreed to buy Australian-listed electronics design firm Altium for $5.9 billion in an all-cash deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/15/companies/renesas-buys-altium/ #business #companies #renesas #altium #chipmakers #acquisitions
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to business Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is expanding its output in Japan with plans to build a second chip fabrication plant, a major victory for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as his government seeks to boost domestic chip production. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/07/companies/tsmc-second-japan-plant/?utm_content=buffere876b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #tsmc #taiwan #chipmakers #kumamoto
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is expanding its output in Japan with plans to build a second chip fabrication plant, a major victory for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as his government seeks to boost domestic chip production. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/07/companies/tsmc-second-japan-plant/?utm_content=buffere876b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #tsmc #taiwan #chipmakers #kumamoto
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to business Japan's industry ministry said on Tuesday it would extend subsidies worth as much as ¥242.9 billion for Kioxia and Western Digital to expand memory chip production in Mie and Iwate prefectures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/06/tech/japan-subsidies-for-chip-firms/?utm_content=buffer8bef1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #meti #chipmakers #kioxia #westerndigital
Japan's industry ministry said on Tuesday it would extend subsidies worth as much as ¥242.9 billion for Kioxia and Western Digital to expand memory chip production in Mie and Iwate prefectures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/06/tech/japan-subsidies-for-chip-firms/?utm_content=buffer8bef1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #meti #chipmakers #kioxia #westerndigital
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to business Toyota raised its annual net profit forecast to a record high on Tuesday, reporting strong sales in all regions in the first three quarters as the global semiconductor shortage eases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/06/companies/toyota-forecasts-record-profit/?utm_content=buffer51efc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #toyota #cars #carmakers #chipmakers #electricvehicles #hybrids
Toyota raised its annual net profit forecast to a record high on Tuesday, reporting strong sales in all regions in the first three quarters as the global semiconductor shortage eases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/06/companies/toyota-forecasts-record-profit/?utm_content=buffer51efc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #toyota #cars #carmakers #chipmakers #electricvehicles #hybrids
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to worldwithoutus RISC-V chips made by Chinese firms and research institutes can now power self-driving cars, artificial-intelligence models and data-storage centers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/05/asia-pacific/politics/china-open-source-chips/?utm_content=buffer6124e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #china #semiconductors #chipmakers #us
RISC-V chips made by Chinese firms and research institutes can now power self-driving cars, artificial-intelligence models and data-storage centers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/05/asia-pacific/politics/china-open-source-chips/?utm_content=buffer6124e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #china #semiconductors #chipmakers #us
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to business The precarious finances of Taiwan’s sole electricity utility are threatening the island’s clean energy ambitions and chipmaking prowess while making it vulnerable to a potential conflict with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/28/tech/taiwan-troubled-utility-chipmakers/?utm_content=bufferbcdf3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #taiwan #chipmakers #china #climatechange #taiwanpower #tsmc #semiconductors
The precarious finances of Taiwan’s sole electricity utility are threatening the island’s clean energy ambitions and chipmaking prowess while making it vulnerable to a potential conflict with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/28/tech/taiwan-troubled-utility-chipmakers/?utm_content=bufferbcdf3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #taiwan #chipmakers #china #climatechange #taiwanpower #tsmc #semiconductors
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to business A secret agreement between the U.S. and the Netherlands last year to limit ASML’s deliveries to China didn’t stop a surge in sales of its sensitive chipmaking equipment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/26/tech/asml-china-sales-surge/?utm_content=bufferc5ace&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #us #china #asml #semiconductors #chipmakers #trade
A secret agreement between the U.S. and the Netherlands last year to limit ASML’s deliveries to China didn’t stop a surge in sales of its sensitive chipmaking equipment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/26/tech/asml-china-sales-surge/?utm_content=bufferc5ace&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #us #china #asml #semiconductors #chipmakers #trade
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to business OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, who has been working to raise billions of dollars from global investors for a chip venture, aims to use the funds to set up a network of factories to manufacture semiconductors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/20/tech/altman-ai-chip-factories/?utm_content=buffer311c8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #samaltman #chipmakers #semiconductors #ai #openai
OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, who has been working to raise billions of dollars from global investors for a chip venture, aims to use the funds to set up a network of factories to manufacture semiconductors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/20/tech/altman-ai-chip-factories/?utm_content=buffer311c8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #samaltman #chipmakers #semiconductors #ai #openai
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to business TSMC will formally open its new chipmaking foundry in Kikuyo, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Feb. 24, as part of its plan to expand global manufacturing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/18/companies/tsmc-kumamoto-plant-february-open/?utm_content=buffer4a30b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #tsmc #kumamoto #chipmakers
TSMC will formally open its new chipmaking foundry in Kikuyo, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Feb. 24, as part of its plan to expand global manufacturing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/18/companies/tsmc-kumamoto-plant-february-open/?utm_content=buffer4a30b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #tsmc #kumamoto #chipmakers
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to business The CEO who drove a $7 billion deal is eyeing chip linchpin JSR as he pushes for consolidation within Japan's fragmented chip materials sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/15/companies/japan-chemicals-maker-resonac-chip-investment/?utm_content=buffer58394&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #resonac #hidehitotakahashi #jsr #chipmakers
The CEO who drove a $7 billion deal is eyeing chip linchpin JSR as he pushes for consolidation within Japan's fragmented chip materials sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/15/companies/japan-chemicals-maker-resonac-chip-investment/?utm_content=buffer58394&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #resonac #hidehitotakahashi #jsr #chipmakers
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to business Chinese military bodies, state-run artificial intelligence research institutes and universities have over the past year purchased small batches of Nvidia semiconductors banned by the U.S. from export to China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/15/tech/china-nvidia-chips-acquire/?utm_content=buffer4528c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #china #us #chipmakers #nvidia #trade
Chinese military bodies, state-run artificial intelligence research institutes and universities have over the past year purchased small batches of Nvidia semiconductors banned by the U.S. from export to China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/15/tech/china-nvidia-chips-acquire/?utm_content=buffer4528c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #china #us #chipmakers #nvidia #trade
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to business TSMC's generous compensation packages to recruit for a new plant in Kikuyo, Kumamoto Prefecture, can serve as a wakeup call to manufacturers not just around the area but in other regions of the country, economists say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/01/tech/tsmc-pay-inflation-japan/?utm_content=buffer9f602&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #chipmakers #semiconductors #tsmc #kumamoto #jobs #inflation #wages #japaneseeconomy
TSMC's generous compensation packages to recruit for a new plant in Kikuyo, Kumamoto Prefecture, can serve as a wakeup call to manufacturers not just around the area but in other regions of the country, economists say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/01/tech/tsmc-pay-inflation-japan/?utm_content=buffer9f602&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #chipmakers #semiconductors #tsmc #kumamoto #jobs #inflation #wages #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to business The global semiconductor market is expected to grow 13.1% in 2024 to a record $588.36 billion, following a slump this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/31/chip-market-forecast/?utm_content=bufferead8d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #chipmakers #intel #ai #chatgpt
The global semiconductor market is expected to grow 13.1% in 2024 to a record $588.36 billion, following a slump this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/31/chip-market-forecast/?utm_content=bufferead8d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #chipmakers #intel #ai #chatgpt
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to business Through export controls and other restrictions, Washington aims to prevent China from obtaining know-how to advance its chip sector. This startup shows that task will be difficult. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/30/companies/chinese-startup-tech-advances/?utm_content=bufferdad96&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #seida #tech #chipmakers #us #china #startups
Through export controls and other restrictions, Washington aims to prevent China from obtaining know-how to advance its chip sector. This startup shows that task will be difficult. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/30/companies/chinese-startup-tech-advances/?utm_content=bufferdad96&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #seida #tech #chipmakers #us #china #startups
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to business In January, the U.S. Commerce Department is set to collect data on Chinese legacy semiconductor production to assess U.S. companies' dependence on Chinese technology. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/22/us-china-chipmakers-intelligence/?utm_content=buffer21f5c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #us #china #chipmakers #surveillance #tech
In January, the U.S. Commerce Department is set to collect data on Chinese legacy semiconductor production to assess U.S. companies' dependence on Chinese technology. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/22/us-china-chipmakers-intelligence/?utm_content=buffer21f5c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #us #china #chipmakers #surveillance #tech
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to business China, the world's top processor of rare earths, has banned the export of technology to extract and separate the critical materials. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/22/economy/china-rare-earth-export-ban/?utm_content=bufferca623&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #economy #china #trade #chipmakers #metals
China, the world's top processor of rare earths, has banned the export of technology to extract and separate the critical materials. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/22/economy/china-rare-earth-export-ban/?utm_content=bufferca623&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #economy #china #trade #chipmakers #metals
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to business South Korea's Samsung Electronics will invest around ¥40 billion ($280 million) over five years in a facility for research into advanced chip packaging it will set up in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/21/companies/samsung-chip-packaging-research-facility-japan/?utm_content=buffer73e98&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #southkoreajapanrelations #samsung #chipmakers
South Korea's Samsung Electronics will invest around ¥40 billion ($280 million) over five years in a facility for research into advanced chip packaging it will set up in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/21/companies/samsung-chip-packaging-research-facility-japan/?utm_content=buffer73e98&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #southkoreajapanrelations #samsung #chipmakers
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to business Japanese chip-gear maker Kokusai is looking to build on a 66% stock rally by investing in more local support teams in China, where semiconductor fabrication plants are "springing up like mushrooms." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/18/companies/kokusai-electric-ceo-interview/?utm_content=bufferb0a70&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #chipmakers #kokusaielectric #china
Japanese chip-gear maker Kokusai is looking to build on a 66% stock rally by investing in more local support teams in China, where semiconductor fabrication plants are "springing up like mushrooms." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/18/companies/kokusai-electric-ceo-interview/?utm_content=bufferb0a70&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #chipmakers #kokusaielectric #china
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to business Chinese semiconductor design companies are tapping Malaysian firms to assemble high-end chips amid a shortage of such packaging services in China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/18/tech/china-malaysia-chips/?utm_content=bufferbdbe1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #china #malaysia #chipmakers
Chinese semiconductor design companies are tapping Malaysian firms to assemble high-end chips amid a shortage of such packaging services in China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/18/tech/china-malaysia-chips/?utm_content=bufferbdbe1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #china #malaysia #chipmakers
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to business Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Monday that his company would do its best to supply its artificial intelligence processors to Japan amid extremely high market demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/04/nvidia-japan-ai-processors-priority/?utm_content=buffer7899a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #nvidia #chipmakers #tech #ai
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Monday that his company would do its best to supply its artificial intelligence processors to Japan amid extremely high market demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/04/nvidia-japan-ai-processors-priority/?utm_content=buffer7899a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #nvidia #chipmakers #tech #ai
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to business One of the chipmaking industry’s small but indispensable suppliers is sinking deeper in debt because it is refusing to raise prices to cover mounting capital spending costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/04/fuso-chemical-chip-materials-prices/?utm_content=bufferd6c7e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #fusochemical #chipmakers #investments #tech #manufacturing
One of the chipmaking industry’s small but indispensable suppliers is sinking deeper in debt because it is refusing to raise prices to cover mounting capital spending costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/04/fuso-chemical-chip-materials-prices/?utm_content=bufferd6c7e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #fusochemical #chipmakers #investments #tech #manufacturing
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to business Japan air conditioner king Daikin is going to the next level in its pursuit of energy efficiency — custom chips. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/01/companies/daikin-air-conditioners-energy-saving-chips/?utm_content=buffer9beed&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #daikin #chipmakers #tech #manufacturing
Japan air conditioner king Daikin is going to the next level in its pursuit of energy efficiency — custom chips. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/01/companies/daikin-air-conditioners-energy-saving-chips/?utm_content=buffer9beed&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #daikin #chipmakers #tech #manufacturing
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to business Government-backed chip foundry venture Rapidus is hunting high and low to find engineers to help it revive a chip industry that was once the envy of the world. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/30/companies/japan-rapidus-engineer-hunt/?utm_content=buffer25657&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers #hokkaido #tsmc
Government-backed chip foundry venture Rapidus is hunting high and low to find engineers to help it revive a chip industry that was once the envy of the world. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/30/companies/japan-rapidus-engineer-hunt/?utm_content=buffer25657&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers #hokkaido #tsmc
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to business Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is considering building a third plant in Japan that would make advanced 3-nanometer (3nm) chips, according to people familiar with the matter, potentially turning the East Asian nation into a major global chipmaking hub. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/21/tech/tsmc-third-plant-in-kumamoto/?utm_content=buffer77ebe&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #tsmc #kumamoto #chipmakers #investments
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is considering building a third plant in Japan that would make advanced 3-nanometer (3nm) chips, according to people familiar with the matter, potentially turning the East Asian nation into a major global chipmaking hub. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/21/tech/tsmc-third-plant-in-kumamoto/?utm_content=buffer77ebe&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #tsmc #kumamoto #chipmakers #investments
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to business X-rays are becoming an essential health check-up in chipmaking https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/21/companies/omron-x-rays-for-chipmaking/?utm_content=buffer726dd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #omron #chipmakers #tsmc #samsung
X-rays are becoming an essential health check-up in chipmaking https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/21/companies/omron-x-rays-for-chipmaking/?utm_content=buffer726dd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #omron #chipmakers #tsmc #samsung