thejapantimes, 6 months ago to business Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that his country is doing all it can to guarantee stable chip supplies, emphasizing that cooperation with the United States is critically important. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/16/economy/kishida-meets-us-chip-execs/?utm_content=bufferc1ddf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #economy #fumiokishida #chipmakers #usjapanrelations #intel #qualcomm
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that his country is doing all it can to guarantee stable chip supplies, emphasizing that cooperation with the United States is critically important. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/16/economy/kishida-meets-us-chip-execs/?utm_content=bufferc1ddf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #economy #fumiokishida #chipmakers #usjapanrelations #intel #qualcomm
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to business Japanese chipmaker Rapidus, supported by the Japanese government, plans to establish a business base in Silicon Valley by March's end to enhance its U.S. sales network and tap into customer access critical for its next-gen chip development. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/14/companies/rapidus-silicon-valley-base/?utm_content=buffer69d14&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers #atsuyoshikoike #yasutoshinishimura #siliconvalley
Japanese chipmaker Rapidus, supported by the Japanese government, plans to establish a business base in Silicon Valley by March's end to enhance its U.S. sales network and tap into customer access critical for its next-gen chip development. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/14/companies/rapidus-silicon-valley-base/?utm_content=buffer69d14&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers #atsuyoshikoike #yasutoshinishimura #siliconvalley
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to business Japan is set to allocate almost ¥2 trillion ($13.3 billion) in an extra budget to boost its capacity to make and secure semiconductors at home. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/09/economy/japan-semiconductor-budget/?utm_content=buffer7148c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #economy #budgets #chipmakers #japaneseeconomy #tsmc #rapidus
Japan is set to allocate almost ¥2 trillion ($13.3 billion) in an extra budget to boost its capacity to make and secure semiconductors at home. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/09/economy/japan-semiconductor-budget/?utm_content=buffer7148c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #economy #budgets #chipmakers #japaneseeconomy #tsmc #rapidus
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to business Kokusai Electric shares jumped 29% in their Tokyo market debut on Wednesday after private equity firm KKR sold shares in the manufacturer of chip equipment for $724 million, in Japan's largest initial public offering in five years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/25/companies/kokusai-electric-ipo/?utm_content=buffere06b3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #kokusaielectric #chipmakers #ipo
Kokusai Electric shares jumped 29% in their Tokyo market debut on Wednesday after private equity firm KKR sold shares in the manufacturer of chip equipment for $724 million, in Japan's largest initial public offering in five years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/25/companies/kokusai-electric-ipo/?utm_content=buffere06b3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #kokusaielectric #chipmakers #ipo
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to business Kioxia Holdings has approached Japan Investment Corp. about making a capital infusion to support its merger with Western Digital and strengthen the combined company’s financial base, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/20/kioxia-western-digital-jic/?utm_content=buffer772c9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #westerndigital #kioxia #chipmakers #tech #jic
Kioxia Holdings has approached Japan Investment Corp. about making a capital infusion to support its merger with Western Digital and strengthen the combined company’s financial base, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/20/kioxia-western-digital-jic/?utm_content=buffer772c9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #westerndigital #kioxia #chipmakers #tech #jic
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to business Intensifying Chinese pressure on Taiwan is prompting some equity investors to buck the trend and exit Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/20/companies/geopolitics-investors-exit-tsmc/?utm_content=bufferb95c5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #taiwan #china #investments #tsmc #chipmakers
Intensifying Chinese pressure on Taiwan is prompting some equity investors to buck the trend and exit Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/20/companies/geopolitics-investors-exit-tsmc/?utm_content=bufferb95c5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #taiwan #china #investments #tsmc #chipmakers
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to business Taiwan chipmaker Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. is considering around five sites in Japan, including Mie prefecture, for setting up a potential $5.4 billion factory as talks on subsidies progress. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/17/tech/taiwan-powerchip-five-sites/?utm_content=buffer3df73&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #taiwan #chipmakers #sbi #powerchip #psmc
Taiwan chipmaker Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. is considering around five sites in Japan, including Mie prefecture, for setting up a potential $5.4 billion factory as talks on subsidies progress. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/17/tech/taiwan-powerchip-five-sites/?utm_content=buffer3df73&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #taiwan #chipmakers #sbi #powerchip #psmc
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to business Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings and its U.S. peer Western Digital are expected to agree on a merger as early as this month, a deal that would create the world's leading producer of memory chips. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/13/kioxia-western-digital-merger/?utm_content=buffer3b5e4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #kioxiaholdings #westerndigital #tech #chipmakers #mergers
Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings and its U.S. peer Western Digital are expected to agree on a merger as early as this month, a deal that would create the world's leading producer of memory chips. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/13/kioxia-western-digital-merger/?utm_content=buffer3b5e4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #kioxiaholdings #westerndigital #tech #chipmakers #mergers
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to business The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is considering closing a loophole that gives Chinese companies access to American AI chips through units located overseas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/13/tech/biden-china-ai-loophole/?utm_content=buffer6e52e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #us #china #chipmakers #ai
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is considering closing a loophole that gives Chinese companies access to American AI chips through units located overseas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/13/tech/biden-china-ai-loophole/?utm_content=buffer6e52e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #us #china #chipmakers #ai
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to business Japan will provide up to ¥192 billion ($1.3 billion) in additional subsidies for U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology's plant in Hiroshima Prefecture, as the country tries to strengthen its chip supply chain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/03/companies/japan-financial-aid-micron/?utm_content=buffer41db6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #micron #chipmakers #hiroshima #yasutoshinishimura #meti
Japan will provide up to ¥192 billion ($1.3 billion) in additional subsidies for U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology's plant in Hiroshima Prefecture, as the country tries to strengthen its chip supply chain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/03/companies/japan-financial-aid-micron/?utm_content=buffer41db6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #micron #chipmakers #hiroshima #yasutoshinishimura #meti
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to business The rules, which aim to prevent chip makers from using new U.S. subsidies to benefit China, take into account the industry’s perspective. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/23/tech/us-china-chip-fund-rules/?utm_content=buffer593ce&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #chipmakers #semiconductors #us #china #joebiden
The rules, which aim to prevent chip makers from using new U.S. subsidies to benefit China, take into account the industry’s perspective. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/23/tech/us-china-chip-fund-rules/?utm_content=buffer593ce&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #chipmakers #semiconductors #us #china #joebiden
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to business Kioxia Holdings’ lenders plan to submit a commitment letter in October for the refinancing of ¥2 trillion in loans to help fund the merger with Western Digital’s flash memory business that’s still under discussion, according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/20/companies/kioxia-western-digital-banks-loans/?utm_content=buffer0dfbe&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #kioxia #westerndigital #banks #toshiba #chipmakers
Kioxia Holdings’ lenders plan to submit a commitment letter in October for the refinancing of ¥2 trillion in loans to help fund the merger with Western Digital’s flash memory business that’s still under discussion, according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/20/companies/kioxia-western-digital-banks-loans/?utm_content=buffer0dfbe&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #kioxia #westerndigital #banks #toshiba #chipmakers
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to business Beijing’s success in making advanced semiconductors will likely result in Washington further tightening its tech export restrictions on China as the U.S. bids to close various loopholes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/19/tech/china-us-chipmakers-export-controls/?utm_content=bufferf2473&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #china #us #computers #smartphones #chipmakers #semiconductors
Beijing’s success in making advanced semiconductors will likely result in Washington further tightening its tech export restrictions on China as the U.S. bids to close various loopholes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/19/tech/china-us-chipmakers-export-controls/?utm_content=bufferf2473&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #china #us #computers #smartphones #chipmakers #semiconductors
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to business Some strategists said trading volatility in the stock may be tied to the limited number of publicly traded shares, as SoftBank continues to own about a 90% stake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/16/tech/softbank-arm-stocks/?utm_content=bufferbd4dd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #stocks #arm #softbank #chipmakers
Some strategists said trading volatility in the stock may be tied to the limited number of publicly traded shares, as SoftBank continues to own about a 90% stake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/16/tech/softbank-arm-stocks/?utm_content=bufferbd4dd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #stocks #arm #softbank #chipmakers
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to business Taiwan's TSMC, which is making an unprecedented push into chip manufacturing overseas, is taking an increasingly optimistic view of Japan as a production base, as problems persist at its new factory in Arizona. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/13/companies/tsmc-taiwan-japan-us-chips/?utm_content=bufferc79ac&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #tsmc #chipmakers #taiwan #us #germany #manufacturing
Taiwan's TSMC, which is making an unprecedented push into chip manufacturing overseas, is taking an increasingly optimistic view of Japan as a production base, as problems persist at its new factory in Arizona. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/13/companies/tsmc-taiwan-japan-us-chips/?utm_content=bufferc79ac&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #tsmc #chipmakers #taiwan #us #germany #manufacturing
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to business Japan’s government-backed Rapidus is lobbying chipmakers, their suppliers and research institutions to set up shop in Hokkaido in a bid to make the remote region a center of semiconductor innovation within a decade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/12/companies/rapidus-hokkaido-chipmaking/?utm_content=buffer6fcee&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers #hokkaido #tsmc #manufacturing #japaneseeconomy #investments
Japan’s government-backed Rapidus is lobbying chipmakers, their suppliers and research institutions to set up shop in Hokkaido in a bid to make the remote region a center of semiconductor innovation within a decade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/12/companies/rapidus-hokkaido-chipmaking/?utm_content=buffer6fcee&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers #hokkaido #tsmc #manufacturing #japaneseeconomy #investments
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to business Advancing a chip design to a working prototype can cost more than $500 million, so the pullback has quickly threatened the startups' prospects. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/12/tech/nvidia-ai-dominance/?utm_content=buffer2820f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #ai #nvidia #chipmakers #startups #investments
Advancing a chip design to a working prototype can cost more than $500 million, so the pullback has quickly threatened the startups' prospects. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/12/tech/nvidia-ai-dominance/?utm_content=buffer2820f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #ai #nvidia #chipmakers #startups #investments
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to worldnews Taiwan's "silicon shield" isn't a giant rubber dome protecting the island, but a belief that China's reliance on Taiwanese semiconductors will prevent it from pursuing a military takeover. This rationale, however, is dangerously flawed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/09/07/world/taiwan-silicon-shield-china-attack-illusion/?utm_content=bufferd548b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #worldnews #taiwan #china #us #semiconductors #tsmc #chipmakers #defense #tsaiingwen #xijinping
Taiwan's "silicon shield" isn't a giant rubber dome protecting the island, but a belief that China's reliance on Taiwanese semiconductors will prevent it from pursuing a military takeover. This rationale, however, is dangerously flawed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/09/07/world/taiwan-silicon-shield-china-attack-illusion/?utm_content=bufferd548b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #worldnews #taiwan #china #us #semiconductors #tsmc #chipmakers #defense #tsaiingwen #xijinping
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to business Japan’s attempt to once again become a major player in the semiconductor industry took another step forward in Hokkaido with a groundbreaking ceremony for a factory to be occupied by Rapidus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/01/companies/rapidus-hokkaido-goundbreaking/?utm_content=buffer46592&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #chipmakers #hokkaido #rapidus
Japan’s attempt to once again become a major player in the semiconductor industry took another step forward in Hokkaido with a groundbreaking ceremony for a factory to be occupied by Rapidus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/01/companies/rapidus-hokkaido-goundbreaking/?utm_content=buffer46592&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #chipmakers #hokkaido #rapidus
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to business An engineer gap in Vietnam is becoming a major obstacle to the growth of its semiconductor industry and U.S. supply chain strategies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/01/tech/us-vietnam-semiconductors/?utm_content=buffer2bf66&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #vietnam #us #china #chipmakers #semiconductors
An engineer gap in Vietnam is becoming a major obstacle to the growth of its semiconductor industry and U.S. supply chain strategies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/01/tech/us-vietnam-semiconductors/?utm_content=buffer2bf66&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #vietnam #us #china #chipmakers #semiconductors
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to business Two years after it stopped promoting its lavishly funded, decadelong program to recruit elite foreign-trained scientists amid U.S. investigations of scientists, China quietly revived the initiative under a new name. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/08/24/china-chip-talent-recuit/?utm_content=buffer4fd96&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #china #chipmakers #us #tech
Two years after it stopped promoting its lavishly funded, decadelong program to recruit elite foreign-trained scientists amid U.S. investigations of scientists, China quietly revived the initiative under a new name. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/08/24/china-chip-talent-recuit/?utm_content=buffer4fd96&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #china #chipmakers #us #tech
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to worldnews A long-awaited executive order prohibits U.S. investments in China-related semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies and certain AI systems. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/world/2023/08/10/politics/biden-ban-tech-investments-china/?utm_content=buffer19478&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #politics #us #joebiden #tech #china #chipmakers #trade #economicsecurity
A long-awaited executive order prohibits U.S. investments in China-related semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies and certain AI systems. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/world/2023/08/10/politics/biden-ban-tech-investments-china/?utm_content=buffer19478&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #politics #us #joebiden #tech #china #chipmakers #trade #economicsecurity
thejapantimes, 10 months ago to business Some officials in Tokyo believe aligning with U.S. policy restricting China's ability to produce advanced semiconductors may needlessly provoke Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/24/business/tech/japan-china-chip-curbs-unease/?utm_content=buffer314da&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #china #us #tech #netherlands #chipmakers
Some officials in Tokyo believe aligning with U.S. policy restricting China's ability to produce advanced semiconductors may needlessly provoke Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/24/business/tech/japan-china-chip-curbs-unease/?utm_content=buffer314da&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #china #us #tech #netherlands #chipmakers
thejapantimes, 10 months ago to business A Japanese manufacturer of high-end chemicals used in chip production is betting on the materials market for extreme ultraviolet lithography, a method for making advanced chips. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/26/business/corporate-business/osaka-organic-chemical/?utm_content=buffer8bed4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #chipmakers #osakaorganicchemicalindustry #tech
A Japanese manufacturer of high-end chemicals used in chip production is betting on the materials market for extreme ultraviolet lithography, a method for making advanced chips. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/26/business/corporate-business/osaka-organic-chemical/?utm_content=buffer8bed4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #chipmakers #osakaorganicchemicalindustry #tech
thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news A Japanese manufacturer of high-end chemicals used in chip production is betting on the materials market for extreme ultraviolet lithography, a method for making advanced chips. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/26/business/corporate-business/osaka-organic-chemical/?utm_content=buffer55ba1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #corporate #chipmakers #tech #osakaorganicchemicalindustry
A Japanese manufacturer of high-end chemicals used in chip production is betting on the materials market for extreme ultraviolet lithography, a method for making advanced chips. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/26/business/corporate-business/osaka-organic-chemical/?utm_content=buffer55ba1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #corporate #chipmakers #tech #osakaorganicchemicalindustry