Taiwan’s top tariffs negotiator said it would be impossible to shift 40% of its semiconductor production capacity to the U.S. as she rejected claims that the island’s chip industry would relocate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/10/tech/taiwan-impossible-chip-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #taiwan #chipmakers #tsmc #semiconductors #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #tech
India and Malaysia pledged to deepen their semiconductor partnership as the Indian Ocean neighbors ramp up trade and security links during a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/08/tech/india-malaysia-semiconductor-modi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #india #malaysia #narendramodi #anwaribrahim #chipmakers #semiconductors #tech
ASML reported record fourth-quarter orders and raised its 2026 outlook, though there is doubt whether the chip equipment maker can meet surging demand from artificial intelligence chipmakers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/29/tech/asml-orders-capacity/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #asml #ai #chipmakers #semiconductors
China’s DeepSeek honed its artificial intelligence models, which were later used by the Chinese military, with the help of Nvidia, the chairman of the U.S. House Select Committee on China has revealed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/29/tech/nvidia-deepseek-ai-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #nvidia #deepseek #ai #china #tech #defense #semiconductors #chipmakers
Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang is planning to travel to China in late January as he works to reopen a crucial market for his company’s artificial intelligence chips. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/21/nvidia-huang-china-market/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #nvidia #jensenhuang #china #taiwan #semiconductors #chipmakers #tech #trade #ai #us
Taiwan's economy soared last year on skyrocketing exports of AI hardware and semiconductors, but traditional manufacturers struggled as they were clobbered by U.S. tariffs and a strong local currency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/21/markets/taiwan-manufacturers-no-export-boom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #taiwan #exports #tsmc #semiconductors #manufacturing #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #chipmakers
Micron Technology said a memory chip shortage has accelerated and reiterated that the crunch would last beyond 2026 due to a surge in demand for high-end semiconductors required for AI infrastructure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/19/tech/micron-ai-memory-crunch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #micron #semiconductors #ai #nvidia #microntechnology
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will allow Nvidia to export its second most powerful AI chips to China, despite concerns from China hawks in Washington, after the company was previously barred from doing so. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/14/tech/us-nvidia-h200-chip-exports-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #nvidia #ai #chipmakers #semiconductors #us #china #trade #tech
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is close to a trade deal with Taiwan that would significantly expand Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s planned investment in chip production on U.S. soil. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/13/tech/trump-taiwan-trade-us-chip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #taiwan #tsmc #semiconductors #chipmakers #china #us #donaldtrump
An effort by Europe to stand up to China and retain local technology by wresting chipmaker Nexperia away from its Chinese owner is approaching a breaking point. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/12/tech/europe-china-chips-breaking-point/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #eu #europe #netherlands #semiconductors #chipmakers #china #tech #nexperia
Space Forge plans to manufacture semiconductors from space
#HackerNews #SpaceForge #Semiconductors #Space #Manufacturing #Tech #Innovation #Aerospace
An acute global shortage of memory chips is forcing artificial intelligence and consumer-electronics companies to fight for dwindling supplies as prices soar for the essential components that allow devices to store data. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/03/tech/ai-global-supply-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #ai #shipping #semiconductors #tech #chipmakers #microsoft #google #bytedancemicron #samsung #skhynix
Amazon’s cloud unit raced to get the latest version of its artificial intelligence chip to market, renewing efforts to sell hardware capable of rivaling products from Nvidia and Google. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/03/tech/amazon-ai-chip-nvidia-google/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #amazon #semiconductors #chipmakers #ai #tech
Intel has denied allegations by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. that one of its executives who formerly worked at the Taiwanese chipmaker had leaked trade secrets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/27/tech/intel-executive-tsmc-leak/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #tsmc #intel #semiconductors #chipmakers
DRAM prices are spiking, but I don't trust the industry's why
https://www.xda-developers.com/dram-prices-spiking-dont-trust-industry-reasons/
#HackerNews #DRAMprices #Spiking #IndustryTrust #TechNews #Semiconductors
Panther Lake, 18A & The current state of Intel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3xpRXD0I30
High Yield goes on a deep dive about Intel's comeback shot.
Panther Lake, 18A & The current state of Intel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3xpRXD0I30
High Yield goes on a deep dive about Intel's comeback shot.
Nexperia’s plant in China’s industrial south has become a global choke point for automotive chips, upending a sector that swore it wouldn’t be caught again by supply-chain disruptions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/24/tech/nexperia-chip-auto-supply-chains/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #tech #semiconductors #chipmakers #ai #china #us #netherlands #nexperia
Nvidia delivered a surprisingly strong revenue forecast and pushed back on the idea that the artificial intelligence industry is in a bubble, easing concerns that had spread across the tech sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/20/tech/nvidia-forecast-ai-bubble/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #nvidia #semiconductors #chipmakers #ai #tech
The U.S. is planning to greenlight the first sales of advanced artificial intelligence chips to Saudi Arabian artificial intelligence firm Humain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/19/tech/us-chips-saudi-ai-humain/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #semiconductors #ai #chipmakers #saudiarabia #us #donaldtrump #trade #tech