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Tuesday 16 January 2024
Disco plans investment for new semiconductor materials plant, responding to global demand surge
According to Nikkei, Japan-based semiconductor equipment provider Disco is anticipated to invest over JPY40 billion (US$273.8 million) to build a plant in Kure, Hiroshima...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
Issues with trade unions not only factor delaying TSMC's US fab project
Issues with the trade unions may have played a role in forcing TSMC to push back the schedule for volume production at the Arizona fab to 2025, but there were other factors, according...
Monday 15 January 2024
Panasonic to make upgraded EV battery as early as 2024
Panasonic Holdings Corp. plans to roll out the newest iteration of its electric vehicle battery cells with improved capacity as early as this calendar year, the chief technology officer...
Monday 15 January 2024
CES 2024 review: automotive solutions remain highlights
While legacy carmakers like Toyota, Ford, and Tesla did not join the CES 2024, many luxury automakers and startups showcased their new EV models or even flying cars at the trade show...
Monday 15 January 2024
Japan seeks international collaborations in its newly initiated nuclear fusion program
Compared to the challenging issue of nuclear waste with existing nuclear fission power generation technology, nuclear fusion achieved a significant milestone in 2022 by recording...
Friday 12 January 2024
Spy satellite race in Asia heats up with Japan rocket launch
A rocket carrying the latest addition to Japan's network of spy satellites has reached orbit, a major step for the island nation as its neighbors also look to strengthen their surveillance...
Friday 12 January 2024
PSMC chairman voices optimism on AI devices and EV markets
On the 11th, Chairman Frank Huang of Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC) attended the MoU signing ceremony among the Taiwan Advanced Automotive Technology Development...
Friday 12 January 2024
Panasonic will finalize location for third US plant in FY24
Panasonic's battery company plans to build its third factory in the US. While it terminated a battery project in Oklahoma last month, Panasonic Energy said it was not because of the...
Friday 12 January 2024
Taiwan factory construction supply chain eyes bigger presence in global semiconductor industry
As TSMC expands its fabs internationally, others in Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain are also working together to extend their presence to other countries, seeking to support the...
Friday 12 January 2024
TSMC accelerates digital management to address fab expansion challenges
TSMC's goal towards comprehensive digital management for its facilities (fac) and fabs is gathering pace, helping the company better address challenges in overseas expansions, according...
Thursday 11 January 2024
Japanese robotics industry turns to generative AI for post-pandemic revival
The pandemic-fueled surge in global robot demand sparked hopes for a new age of robotics, proliferating unmanned factory technology, and pushing industrial automation to new height...
Thursday 11 January 2024
Japan toolmaker Disco reports record R&D expenses, focuses on HBM, SiC wafer-cutting equipment
Japan's Disco Corp, with its 70-80% share of the global wafer cutting and grinding equipment market, experienced a remarkable threefold increase in market value within a year in 20...
Thursday 11 January 2024
Japanese suppliers expand capacity as demand for compound semiconductors rises
High-efficiency electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy generation are driving growth in the power semiconductor market.
Wednesday 10 January 2024
The role of the US in global trade orders
The "globalization era" should be counted from the 1960s, when Japan and the Four Asian Tigers created a rare economic miracle by developing their industries one after another, as...
Wednesday 10 January 2024
Samsung, LG, Sony take different approaches to fulfill EV ambitions
The EV market continues to grow. Besides carmakers, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, and Sony have all invested in the segment. They are scaling the business in different ways...