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Friday 28 November 2025

Japan plans 600-kilometer quantum communication network by 2027

Following the lead of China, the European Union (EU), and South Korea, Japan has unveiled plans to build its own long-distance quantum...

Friday 28 November 2025

Rapidus reportedly plans second Hokkaido fab for 1.4nm chips as funding gap widens, but company pushes back on timeline

Rapidus plans to begin construction on a second fabrication plant in Chitose, Hokkaido, in fiscal 2027 to produce 1.4nm and eventually...

Friday 28 November 2025

Daikin targets AI cooling boom with plan to triple North America revenue

Daikin Industries said at a 27 November briefing in Osaka that soaring server-cooling demand from the rapid uptake of generative AI has led the company to target over JPY300 billion...

Friday 28 November 2025

Taiwan's green energy goes global as domestic regulations tighten

Taiwan's recent passage of amendments to three laws has sparked significant concern among energy companies about solar power development in the country. Industry players worry the...

Thursday 27 November 2025

Honda's reusable rocket test signals Japan's entry into the space race

Honda, long known for its automobiles and motorcycles, is steadily extending its engineering ambitions beyond Earth's surface. Nearly...

Thursday 27 November 2025

Rapidus denies 1.4nm fab timeline amid Japan's multi-trillion-yen chip push

Rapidus has denied reports suggesting it has started building a new 1.4nm fab or established a mass-production timetable.

Wednesday 26 November 2025

Kumamoto pushes for third TSMC plant with packaging, R&D focus

Kumamoto Governor Takashi Kimura visited TSMC's headquarters in Hsinchu on November 24, 2025, as part of a semiconductor investment promotion event in Taipei, saying the chipmaker...

Wednesday 26 November 2025

Rapidus plans to build second fab for 1.4nm chips in fiscal 2027

Japanese semiconductor firm Rapidus, which aims to mass-produce 2nm chips by 2027, has initiated plans for advanced technological developments, including the construction of a second...

Wednesday 26 November 2025

Micron to expand advanced DRAM development at Hiroshima site

Micron Technology announced plans to expand its DRAM memory development at its Hiroshima facility, with significant backing from the Japanese government. This move aims to boost output...

Wednesday 26 November 2025

Japan sets new strategic tech priorities, tightens cyber rules for chip plants

Japan is preparing to designate artificial intelligence, nuclear fusion, space, and other advanced sectors as "national strategic technologies," while moving to require stricter cybersecurity...

Tuesday 25 November 2025

Japan's AIST opens shared GAA pilot line to support 2nm-class process development

Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has opened a new shared pilot line capable of producing gate-all-around transistors, a move aimed at...

Tuesday 25 November 2025

Murata targets China's Maxscend with German patent suit

Murata Manufacturing sued Chinese RF front-end leader Maxscend Microelectronics in a German court over alleged patent infringement involving RF filters, marking an escalation of the...

Tuesday 25 November 2025

Analysis: Foxconn's compact EV squeezes into Asia's tight urban terrain

A new-vehicle debut is always one of the highlights of Foxconn's annual Hon Hai Tech Day, and 2025 has proved no exception. The Model A—the company's compact multipurpose EV—first...

Monday 24 November 2025

Japan to become majority stakeholder in Rapidus with JPY100 billion investment

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans to invest JPY100 billion (US$671 million) in Rapidus in fiscal 2025, securing a controlling stake as the government accelerates...

Monday 24 November 2025

Toshiba's China SiC turn triggers Japan's power-chip intervention

Toshiba's sudden move from its long-standing partnership with Rohm Semiconductor to a brief collaboration with China's Sicc unsettled Japan's power semiconductor sector. Toshiba reversed...

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