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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days 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 days 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 5 days 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 5 days 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 6 days 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 last week

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 last week

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 week

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 2 weeks ago

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 2 weeks ago

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 3 weeks ago

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 last month

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 last month

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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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

The Japanese government is considering launching a think tank to conduct research and analysis and make policy advice on economic security, government officials have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/japan/politics/economic-security-think-tank/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #economicsecurity #ai #minerals #chipmakers

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

President Donald Trump sealed a deal that gives the U.S. government a nearly 10% stake in Intel, part of an unconventional bid to reinvigorate the beleaguered company and boost domestic chip manufacturing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/23/us-intel-stake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #intel #chipmakers #us #donaldtrump #investments #computers

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the company is in talks with the U.S. over the potential offering of a more powerful chip to China than a model currently greenlit for sale to the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/22/tech/nvidia-ceo-taipei-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #taiwan #tsmc #nvidia #chipmakers #jensenhuang

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

SoftBank is buying about 2% of Intel for $2 billion after an earlier pledge by the CEO to invest a total of $100 billion in the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/19/companies/softbank-intel-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #us #softbank #investments #masayoshison #donaldtrump #ai #usjapanrelations #tech #stargate #intel #manufacturing #chipmakers

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

Tokyo Electron is struggling to address the potential fallout with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. after a former employee was implicated in a possible theft of chip technology from the chipmaker. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/08/companies/tokyo-electron-tsmc-trade-secrets-leak/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tsmc #taiwan #tokyoelectron #trade #tech #chipmakers #intellectualproperty

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

Tokyo Electron said Thursday it’s fired an employee at its Taipei unit after the island’s government arrested six people suspected of stealing trade secrets from TSMC. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/companies/tokyo-electron-tsmc-tech-stealing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tokyoelectron #tsmc #chipmakers

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

Tokyo Electron has slashed its full-year earnings outlook amid weak investment appetite by some advanced logic manufacturers and a lull in chip gear spending in China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/01/companies/tokyo-electron-outlook-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tokyoelectron #chipmakers #manufacturing

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