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Monday 19 February 2024
Shin-Etsu and Sumco continue to see high wafer fab inventories
Shin-Etsu and Sumco, both major silicon wafer manufacturers in Japan, stated that customers still hold a significant amount of silicon wafer inventory, indicating it will take some...
Monday 19 February 2024
Sony lowers PS5 sales goal amid record CIS shipments
At its latest earnings call event, Sony revealed a downward adjustment to its sales goal for the PlayStation 5 (PS5) console while reporting a new high in CMOS image sensor (CIS)...
Monday 19 February 2024
Kioxia's losses widen as lack of HBM products takes toll
Japanese NAND flash memory maker Kioxia has reported a significant net loss of JPY254 billion (approximately US$1.7 billion) in the first three quarters of fiscal year 2023 (April...
Monday 19 February 2024
Colley Hwang: Taiwan-Japan best match in semiconductor synergy
Geopolitical pressures and changes in industrial structure are driving strategic collaborations among semiconductor companies, with various countries or regions incentivized for partnerships,...
Monday 19 February 2024
Softbank's CEO wants to give British chip designer Arm a hand
SoftBank's CEO Masayoshi Son plans to raise billions of dollars to establish an AI chip company.
Thursday 15 February 2024
Mitsui Kinzoku triples down on solid-state battery investment
Mitsui Kinzoku has invested in solid-state battery production equipment once again.
Thursday 15 February 2024
Renesas to purchase PCB design software company Altium for US$5.9 billion
Japan-based semiconductor company Renesas announced on February 15 that it will acquire US-headquartered Altium, which focuses on developing electronics design systems. Renesas will...
Thursday 15 February 2024
Why TSMC may have different strategies in Japan and Arizona? Q&A with former TSMC General Counsel Richard Thurston
Asia Pacific (Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, and Singapore) accounts for 84% of global chip exports and is home to 10 of the 16 semiconductor exporters and the top six suppliers, which...
Friday 9 February 2024
Sony targets disabled players gaming market with novel control interface
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is targeting games for the disabled market.
Friday 9 February 2024
Taiwan's Touche Solutions taps into Japanese robotics with tactile tech
Taiwan's tactile technology startup Touche Solutions has set its sights on Japan's robotics safety market.
Wednesday 7 February 2024
Panasonic sells its VR/AR equipment startup due to lack of gaming console platform
Panasonic has decided to sell Shiftall, its subsidiary responsible for VR head-mounted display (HMD) development, on February 1, 2024. Panasonic, alongside Sharp and Sony, were all...
Wednesday 7 February 2024
Murata plans a new MLCC factory in Japan under diversification strategy
Murata, a Japanese electronic components manufacturer, announced the construction of a new Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor (MLCC) factory in Japan. The completion is scheduled for March...
Wednesday 7 February 2024
JASM's Kumamoto site to become GigaFab after Fab2 enters production
Production sites with a monthly capacity of 100,000 wafers or more are called GIGAFAB Facilities at TSMC. Currently, TSMC has four GigaFab facilities in Taiwan. With the capacity...
Wednesday 7 February 2024
US EV battery subsidy helps Panasonic create record-high net profits
The EV business brought significant profits for Panasonic Holdings. According to Panasonic, NHK, and Nikkei, the group saw its consolidated revenue grow by 1.2%...
Wednesday 7 February 2024
Japan lavishes billions on Kioxia, Western Digital's NAND factories
Japan has announced billions in subsidies for NAND manufacturing investments in the country.