Shares of Japanese toilet maker Toto gained the most in five years after memory demand excited expectations of growth in its little-known chipmaking materials operations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/22/markets/toto-shares-chip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #toto #ai #chipmakers #stocks
With chips, investments and planned defense spending hikes, Taiwan is aiming to win over U.S. President Donald Trump and avert a crisis. Will it work? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-trump-china-appeasement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #taiwan #us #uschinarelations #pla #laichingte #donaldtrump #defense #chipmakers #budgets
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
The U.S. and Taiwan have agreed to a trade pact that would lower tariffs on goods from the island to 15% and see Taiwanese semiconductor companies increase financing for American operations by $500 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/16/economy/us-taiwan-trade-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #taiwan #trade #chipmakers #tsmc #nvidia #howardlutnick #jamiesongreer #donaldtrump #laichingte
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
Taiwanese tech titan Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract maker of chips, has started mass producing its cutting-edge 2-nanometer semiconductor chips, the company announced. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/31/tech/tsmc-production-2nm-chips/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #tsmc #chipmakers #taiwan #china #us #computers #tech
Artificial intelligence’s appetite for data storage has delivered Japanese memory chipmaker Kioxia world-beating stock gains this year, a sign the AI boom is alive despite recent market jitters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/30/companies/kioxia-ai-stock/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #kioxia #ai #chipmakers #stocks #tech
Japan’s industry ministry is set to nearly quadruple its budgeted support for cutting-edge semiconductors and AI development to about ¥1.23 trillion for the next fiscal year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/26/economy/ai-budget-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ai #japaneseeconomy #chipmakers #meti #cabinet #us #china #sanaetakaichi #tech #budgets
While the local economy has been boosted by the full-scale launch of operations at TSMC's first Japan plant a year ago, residents remain concerned about its impact on groundwater. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/26/companies/tsmc-kumamoto-plant-groundwater-concerns/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tsmc #taiwan #kumamoto #water #chipmakers #manufacturing
The U.S. has accused China of engaging in unfair trade practices in the semiconductor sector, but is holding off on imposing additional tariffs on chip imports until at least mid-2027. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/24/tech/us-hold-off-china-chip-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #uschinarelations #us #china #tech #chipmakers #tariffs #trade
Chinese chipmakers are rushing to the IPO market, raising funds that are key to the nation’s goal of technological self-reliance and winning the global race on artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/22/tech/china-chipmakers-ipo-rush/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #china #chipmakers #ipo #ai
Rapidus is betting on artificial intelligence-enhanced design tools to give it an edge over its competitors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/18/tech/rapidus-ai-design-tools/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #rapidus #chipmakers #tech #ai #investments
A team of former engineers from Dutch semiconductor giant ASML have reverse-engineered its extreme ultraviolet lithography machines and built a prototype for China using parts from older ASML machines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/18/tech/china-west-ai-chips/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #china #ai #chipmakers #huawei #asml #us
Honda Motor will halt production at plants in Japan and China in coming weeks, highlighting the lingering fallout of the global chip shortage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/18/companies/honda-halt-china-chip-shortage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #honda #china #carmakers #chipmakers #nexperia
Semiconductor materials linchpin Resonac Holdings is eyeing solid growth from Beijing’s ambition to build its own chip industry, leaving the door open for further investment in China in the years ahead. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/17/companies/resonac-china-chip-industry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #resonac #chipmakers #china
Three years after ChatGPT made OpenAI the leader in artificial intelligence and a household name, rivals have closed the gap and some investors are wondering if the sensation has the wherewithal to stay dominant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/16/tech/open-ai-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #openai #microsoft #google #samaltman #chatgpt #ai #computers #tech #chipmakers
Kyocera, Fujifilm Holdings and other Japanese firms are considering investing in Rapidus, which aims to mass-produce next-generation semiconductors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/13/kyocera-fujifilm-rapidus-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #kyocera #fujifilm #investments #rapidus #chipmakers