thejapantimes, 1 day ago to business

Japan's Rapidus project, which brings together some of the world's biggest companies, is the "last opportunity" to put the country's once-dominant semiconductor sector back on the global map, its chairman warned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/17/companies/rapidus-could-revive-japan-semiconductors/ #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers #tech #tsmc

thejapantimes, 7 days ago to business

The newly-elected governor of Kumamoto Prefecture said he’s ready to ensure wide-ranging support to woo Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to build its third Japanese chip factory there. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/12/kumamoto-governor-ready-for-tsmc-third-plant/ #business #kumamoto #taiwan #tsmc #chipmakers #manufacturing

thejapantimes, 9 days ago to business

SoftBank Group is reportedly in talks to acquire Graphcore, a struggling British semiconductor startup once valued $2.8 billion (¥435.9 billion), according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/companies/softbank-graphcore-acquisition/ #business #companies #softbank #graphcore #investments #acquisitions #ai #startups #chipmakers

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

Toshiba is considering cutting several thousand jobs in Japan as it seeks to reduce costs and improve its profit structure, according to informed sources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/18/companies/toshiba-job-cuts/ #business #companies #toshiba #jobs #chipmakers

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

NAND flash memory pioneer Kioxia Holdings plans to go public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as early as October. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/16/kioxia-listing-in-october/ #business #kioxia #chipmakers #tse #stocks #westerndigital

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

A construction company based in Tokyo is willing to do whatever it takes to get a chipmaking plant up and running on time in Hokkaido. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/15/companies/kajima-rapidus-plant-hokkaido/ #business #companies #kajima #constructionindustry #rapidus #hokkaido #chipmakers #tsmc

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

The number of companies doing business related to TSMC in Japan rose by 10.3% compared to two years ago, but the key Kyushu region still faces hurdles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/11/companies/tsmc-kumamoto/ #business #companies #tsmc #taiwan #chipmakers #kumamoto #investments #manufacturing #kikuyo #tech

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

Shin-Etsu Chemical said Tuesday that it will build a new semiconductor materials plant in the city of Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, at a cost of some ¥83 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/09/tech/new-chip-plant-gunma/ #business #tech #chipmakers #ai #gunma #shinetsuchemical

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

With its nearly exclusive technology, a Kyoto chip company is reaping in the rewards of AI being in high demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/09/companies/japan-chip-gear-firm-boom/ #business #companies #towa #chipmakers #hirokazuokada #ai #artificialintelligence #chip #stockmarket #kyoto

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden's summit meeting later this week will likely center on supply chains and cutting-edge technologies — including semiconductors and AI — in addition to defense issues, all with an eye on China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/08/japan/politics/fumio-kishida-us-visit-tech-preview/ #japan #politics #fumiokishida #us #joebiden #usjapanrelations #chipmakers #china #tech #supplychains #defense #usmilitary

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) told Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that the chipmaker expects to reach 60% local procurement for its first chip plant in the country by 2030. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/07/companies/tsmc-ceo-second-plant-in-kumamoto/ #business #companies #tsmc #taiwan #chipmakers #kumamoto #investments #manufacturing

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

The U.S. plans to press the Netherlands next week to stop its top chipmaking equipment maker ASML from servicing some tools in China, two people familiar with the matter said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/05/tech/asml-service-contracts-us-push/ #business #tech #china #us #netherlands #asml #chipmakers

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

Japan has approved up to ¥590 billion in subsidies to chip venture Rapidus, committing more money to its ambition of catching up in semiconductor manufacturing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/02/companies/japan-rapidus-more-subsidy/ #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers #kensaito #fumiokishida

Nonilex, 1 month ago to intel

#Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said #POTUS #Biden is pushing him to get new federally funded chip factories up & running….

“He wants it bigger, he wants it sooner,” Gelsinger said.
The #Biden admin announced Wed that #Intel will receive $8.5B in grants & $11B in loans to help it reshore some of its #computer #chip #production from overseas.

#AmericanMade #MadeInUSA #jobs #labor #commerce #economy #tech #manufacturing
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/03/21/intel-gelsinger-biden-chips/

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

The U.S. is considering blacklisting a number of Chinese semiconductor firms linked to Huawei Technologies after the telecom giant notched a significant technological breakthrough last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/20/tech/us-huawei-chip-sanctions/ #business #tech #china #us #chipmakers #huawei #joebiden #tech

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to business

Taiwan's TSMC is looking at building advanced packaging capacity in Japan, a move that would add momentum to Japan's efforts to reboot its semiconductor industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/18/companies/tsmc-packaging-capacity-in-japan/ #business #companies #tsmc #chipmakers #kumamoto #taiwan #tech

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to business

Samsung Electronics plans to use a chipmaking technology championed by rival SK Hynix, five people have said, as the world's top memory chipmaker seeks to catch up in the race to produce high-end chips used to power artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/13/companies/samsung-chip-nagase/ #business #companies #samsung #nagase #skhynix #chipmakers

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to worldnews

The U.S. government is pressing allies including the Netherlands, Germany, South Korea and Japan to further tighten curbs on China’s access to semiconductor technology. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/07/world/politics/us-further-china-chip-squeeze/ #worldnews #politics #us #china #chipmakers #tech #germany #netherlands

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to business

Japan is in a construction rush to build and expand semiconductor plants, aided by the government's drive to revive the industry that lost the global lead decades ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/04/companies/japan-chip-plant-construction-rush/ #business #companies #chipmakers #tsmc #rapidus #kioxia #meti

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to business

Japan's Advantest said it will promote Douglas Lefever, an American, to chief executive officer as of April 1 — a rare example of a foreign citizen taking the helm of a major Japanese corporation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/29/companies/japan-advantest-new-american-ceo/ #business #companies #advantest #chipmakers #douglaslefever

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to business

The Japan government-backed research group developing semiconductors will partner with U.S. startup Tenstorrent on the design of its first advanced AI chip. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/27/tech/apple-tesla-veterans-japan-chips/ #business #tech #chipmakers #rapidus #tenstorrent

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to business

TSMC's new plant in Japan will boost the resilience of global supplies of the crucial hardware, the Taiwanese giant's founder Morris Chang said Saturday at an opening ceremony. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/24/tech/tsmc-kumamoto-plant-open/ #business #tech #tsmc #chipmakers #kumamoto #kyushu #taiwan

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to business

Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te has met with Japanese lawmakers and expressed gratitude to Tokyo for supporting the expansion of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker, in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/20/companies/taiwan-thanks-japan-for-tsmc/ #business #companies #taiwanjapanrelations #tsmc #chipmakers #investment #kumamoto #laichingte

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

thejapantimes, 3 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