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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Nexperia notified its Japanese automotive customers that it may no longer be able to guarantee supply, triggering renewed concern about upheaval at the Dutch chipmaker snarling global supply chains. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/23/companies/chipmaker-short-supply-japan-auto-parts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nexperia #cars #carmakers #chipmakers

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Nexperia warns Japanese automakers of uncertain chip supply

The Dutch government seized control of Nijmegen-based Nexperia earlier this month in an unprecedented step intended to secure European access to the components made by the company.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Automakers are bracing for more potential chip disruption, with China’s retaliatory export controls on an obscure Dutch supplier threatening to set off a chain reaction that could halt production lines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/17/carmakers-chips-china-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #china #cars #trade #europe #chipmakers

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Carmakers push to secure chips as China trade spat escalates

While Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump are to meet this month to hammer out a trade accord, both sides announced restrictions that have raised tensions.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Businesses across the global semiconductor supply chain are bracing themselves for disruptions from China’s most targeted move yet to limit their supplies of rare-earth materials amid its trade war with the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/11/economy/china-chips-rare-earths-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #chipmakers #computers #us #china #uschinarelations #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy #ai #donaldtrump #xijinping

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

China dramatically expanded its rare earths export controls, adding five elements and extra scrutiny for semiconductor users ahead of talks between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/10/china-rare-earth-restrictions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #china #rareearths #chipmakers #us #china

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Faced with a long slump in their mainline petrochemical operations, major Japanese chemical makers are working with other companies over businesses related to semiconductor materials. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/companies/chemical-firms-next-generation-chips/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #chipmakers #chemicals #mitsuichemicals #resonac #mitsubishichemicalgroup

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Including an equity investment from Nvidia, the Elon Musk-backed artificial intelligence startup xAI is raising more financing than initially planned to bring its ongoing funding round to $20 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/tech/nvidia-musk-xai-20-billion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #nvidia #chipmakers #ai #semiconductors #elonmusk #xai

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

OpenAI has signed a multiyear partnership with chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices as the ChatGPT-maker continues an investment spree. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/06/companies/openai-amd-chip-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #openai #chipmakers #tech #amd #ai

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OpenAI signs multibillion dollar chip deal with AMD

The ChatGPT-maker is pushing ahead with an investment spree to secure massive amounts of computing power.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Mitsubishi Electric has completed construction of a new facility for producing power semiconductors at a plant in Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture, which will start operations in November. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/02/companies/mitsubishi-new-chip-plant-kumamoto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mitsubishielectric #chipmakers #kumamoto

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Taiwan has pushed back on a U.S. request to move chip production stateside to cover half of America’s demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/01/tech/taiwan-demand-us-chips-america/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #taiwan #china #semiconductors #chipmakers #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Taiwan’s trade negotiators arrived in Washington late last week and held discussions with their US counterparts aimed at lowering the 20% tariff imposed on the island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-investment-us-chip-factories/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #semiconductors #chipmakers #taiwan #china #howardlutnick #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Memory maker Kioxia anticipates demand for NAND storage will grow by roughly 20% each year as AI data center operators keep scaling up. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/30/companies/kioxia-ai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #kioxia #chipmakers #ai

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Huawei Technologies is preparing to double the production of its most advanced artificial intelligence chips over the next year to win customers in China as Nvidia struggles with geopolitical headwinds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/30/tech/huawei-ai-chip-nvidia-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #huawei #ai #chipmakers #semiconductors #nvidia #china

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Huawei to double output of top AI chip as Nvidia wavers in China

The Chinese company plans to make about 600,000 of its marquee 910C Ascend chips next year, a feat that would represent a technical breakthrough for it.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

The Trump administration is considering imposing tariffs on foreign electronic devices based on the number of chips in each one, as it seeks to drive companies to shift manufacturing to the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/27/economy/trump-tariffs-foreign-electronics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #chipmakers #electronics #donaldtrump #us #tariffs #trade

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Taiwan is showcasing its biodiversity, art and advanced computer chip manufacturing technology as a private exhibitor at the Osaka Expo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/taiwan-osaka-expo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwan #osakaexpo #chipmakers #tech

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Taiwan showcases chipmaking prowess as a private exhibitor at Osaka Expo

The expo’s guidebook makes only brief references to Taiwan's food and lifestyles, but the structure of its pavilion and exhibits are rich in symbolism.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Intel has approached Apple about securing an investment as part of efforts to bolster a business that’s now partially owned by the U.S. government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/25/tech/intel-investment-apple/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #apple #intel #chipmakers #ai #semiconductors #tech

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Taipei for the first time unilaterally imposed semiconductor export controls on a country, limiting shipments to South Africa for trying to weaken ties with Taiwan — a key demand of Beijing from its formal partners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/25/world/politics/taiwan-chip-sector-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #taiwan #china #chipmakers #tech #tsmc #semiconductors #ai

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Nvidia will invest as much as $100 billion in OpenAI to support new data centers and other AI infrastructure, underscoring booming demand for tools like ChatGPT and the computing power needed to make them run. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/23/tech/nvidia-openai-data-centers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #openai #nvidia #chipmakers #computers #ai #tech

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

China’s cyberspace regulator has instructed companies including Alibaba to halt orders for Nvidia’s RTX Pro 6000D, a semiconductor for workstations that can be repurposed for artificial-intelligence applications. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/18/tech/china-nvidia-ai-chip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #china #nvidia #chipmakers #jensenhuang #ai #huawei

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China tells companies to stop buying Nvidia’s repurposed AI chip

The move marks Beijing’s latest step to wean the country off Nvidia hardware and boost domestic alternatives.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments related to interposers, which provide electric connections between dies and components inside a chip package. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/04/companies/resonac-consortium/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #chipmakers #tech #resonac #3m #synopsys #asmpt #canon #kao #tokyoelectron

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

The U.S. has revoked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s authorization to freely ship essential gear to its main Chinese chipmaking base, potentially curtailing its production capabilities at the facility. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/tech/us-tsmc-waiver-china-chips/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #tsmc #taiwan #semiconductors #chipmakers #china #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs

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