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Monday 14 September 2026

Kokusai Electric gains from Hitachi split as AI memory demand surges

Kokusai Electric, the semiconductor equipment maker spun off from Hitachi and later acquired by KKR, has emerged as one of the clearest winners from Hitachi's restructuring. According...

Saturday 12 September 2026

Apple foldable plans drive new demand for Japanese smartphone parts makers

Apple’s move into foldable smartphones is creating fresh business for Japanese component makers with expertise in thin, lightweight and compact designs. According to Nikkei...

Thursday 10 September 2026

Sumitomo, Sakana AI reportedly team up to expand Japan-made AI

Sumitomo and its IT subsidiary SCSK are partnering with Japanese AI startup Sakana AI to expand the use of domestically developed AI among Japanese companies, leveraging Sumitomo's...

Monday 7 September 2026

NEC reportedly ends quantum computer hardware development, shifts focus to annealing

Japan's NEC has halted development of gate-based quantum-computer hardware, marking a strategic retreat from a field the company helped pioneer, while continuing to invest in quantum...

Tuesday 1 September 2026

AI server demand lifts Japanese capacitor shipments by 22% in first half of 2026

Japanese electronic component shipments rose in the first half of 2026 as demand from AI servers drove strong growth in capacitors and other parts. According to Nikkei and...

Friday 28 August 2026

Global LCD TV shipments above 70 inches rise as large-screen prices fall

Global shipments of LCD TVs larger than 70 inches have climbed sharply over the past four years, with models above 98 inches rising 12-fold, according to a Nikkei report citing...

Thursday 27 August 2026

AI glass substrate race shifts toward reliability and mass production

The competition to develop glass substrates for artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor packaging is intensifying, with Japanese and South Korean manufacturers pursuing different...

Wednesday 26 August 2026

Huawei and HP sign multiyear global patent deal covering Wi-Fi tech

Huawei Technologies and HP Inc. have signed a multiyear global patent cross-licensing agreement that includes a license for HP to use certain Huawei Wi-Fi patents, the Chinese technology...

Monday 24 August 2026

Fujifilm opens new post-CMP cleaner plant at Oita to meet AI chip demand

Fujifilm has completed a new production building at its Oita Factory in Japan to make post-CMP cleaners, expanding capacity for materials used in advanced semiconductors amid rising...

Friday 21 August 2026

Nitto Denko to expand HDD baseboard capacity for AI data center demand

Nitto Denko said it will invest JPY28 billion (US$176.68 million) through fiscal 2028 to expand production of thin-film metal base boards for hard disk drives, raising capacity by...

Wednesday 19 August 2026

Google to move all Pixel production out of China in 2027, Nikkei Asia says

Google has told suppliers it plans to move all production of Pixel smartphones, smartwatches and wireless earbuds out of China starting in 2027, after making progress developing and...

Wednesday 12 August 2026

TSMC-Sony's US$4.69B sensor venture is a defensive play against Samsung and China

TSMC and Sony Group are betting that closer integration, not just closer proximity, is what it will take to keep their combined lead...

Monday 10 August 2026

Sony, TSMC to spend US$6.3 billion on Japan image sensor venture, Nikkei says

Sony Group and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plan to invest around JPY1 trillion (approx. US$6.3 billion) in a joint...

Tuesday 4 August 2026

HP, Asus and Acer reportedly turn to CXMT for laptop memory

HP, Asus and Acer have begun using limited quantities of DRAM from China's ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) in selected budget notebooks...

Monday 3 August 2026

Memory makers lift capex as Kioxia holds spending to defend NAND lead

Major memory suppliers are increasing capital spending as AI-related demand from U.S. technology companies accelerates, but Kioxia is keeping investment comparatively tight. According...

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