Japan's Rapidus has locked in another ¥267.6 billion in funding, with ¥100 billion coming from the government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/27/companies/rapidus-new-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #banks #chipmakers #mufg #sumitomomitsui #mizuho #tech
South Korea’s equity benchmark has crossed a new milestone just a month after surpassing the once-unthinkable 5,000 mark, as surging global memory demand powers the country’s biggest chipmakers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/25/tech/memory-boom-south-korean-stocks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #samsung #skhynix #chipmakers #ai #stocks #tech #southkorea
The looming Taiwan chip disaster that Silicon Valley has long ignored: a Chinese invasion of the democratic island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/25/tech/china-taiwan-invasion-chipmakers-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #china #taiwan #chipmakers #tech #donaldtrump #xijinping #us #uschinarelations #tech
Japan’s exports rose at the fastest clip in more than three years as demand for chips related to artificial intelligence offset sluggish car shipments to the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/18/economy/japan-exports-rise-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #china #trade #chipmakers #financeministry #ai #tariffs #us
Meta Platforms has agreed to deploy “millions” of Nvidia processors over the next few years, tightening an already close relationship between two of the biggest companies in the artificial intelligence industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/18/tech/meta-nvidia-pact-millions-chips/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #meta #nvidia #ai #semiconductors #chipmakers
Activist fund Palliser Capital is pushing Japanese washlet maker Toto to ramp up promotion of its little-known chip parts business in a bid to unlock value from the artificial intelligence boom. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/17/companies/activist-toto-stake-ai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #pallisercapital #ai #toto #toilets #chipmakers
The United States withdrew an updated list of Chinese firms allegedly aiding Beijing's military shortly after it was posted on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/14/world/us-withdraws-china-military-list/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #china #us #tech #xijinping #donaldtrump #chipmakers #uschinarelations
The relentless surge in memory chip prices over the past few months has driven a vast divide between winners and losers in the stock market, and investors don’t see any end in sight. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/10/tech/memory-chip-crunch-markets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #nintendo #apple #computers #chipmakers #tech #semiconductors #trade #electronics
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
Shares in Japanese gaming giant Nintendo plunged 11%, as it was hit by investor concern over software sales and the impact of a memory chip shortage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/04/companies/nintendo-shares-dive/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nintendo #videogames #chipmakers
The success of the Switch 2 console drove up Nintendo's net profit by more than 50% in the nine months to December, the company said, but a global memory chip shortage could push up manufacturing costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/03/companies/nintendo-sales-switch2/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nintendo #switch2 #videogames #chipmakers #ai
Japanese flash memory maker Kioxia Holdings is promoting Executive Vice President Hiroo Oota to chief executive officer and president in a move to expand its presence in the memory chip market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/30/companies/kioxia-new-ceo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #kioxia #ai #chipmakers #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
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