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The Big Story

Green energy realities threaten Asia's tech dreams

AI's rise exacerbates scramble for renewable power supplies from Taiwan to Vietnam to Malaysia

18 September 2024
SK Hynix leads the market for high-bandwidth memory. (SK Hynix)
Semiconductors

South Korea's AI memory chips have Japan suppliers hungry for growth

Tokyo Electron and Disco increase investment, hiring near SK Hynix and Samsung

18 September 2024
Tokyo's Keio University is one of 10 schools chosen to receive grants from the government.
Education

Japan to issue grants to build academic ties with Europe on AI, chips

Program aims to solve talent shortage in critical fields at universities

17 September 2024
Intel is trying to turn itself around after a disastrous second-quarter earnings performance.
Semiconductors

Intel to make custom AI chip for Amazon Web Services

Chipmaker also awarded up to $3bn in government funding for chips for U.S. military

17 September 2024
Taiwan Semicon, an industry expo that opened in Taipei on Sept. 4, drew many exhibitors from the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu. (Photo by Yoshinaru Sakabe)
Semiconductors

Japan chip industry suppliers hunt for clients in Taiwan

TSMC expansion prompts Kyushu companies to home in on critical market

17 September 2024
A team from Japan's Saga University developed the world's first power circuit incorporating diamond semiconductors. (Saga University)
Semiconductors

Japan R&D brings powerful diamond semiconductors closer to reality

Synthetic crystal can handle 50,000 times as much electricity as silicon devices

15 September 2024
Tokyo Electron President and CEO Toshiki Kawai speaks to Nikkei about the Indian market and other topics on Sept. 11. (Photo by Ryosuke Hanada)
Semiconductors

Tokyo Electron looks to tap India's chip potential early on: CEO

Chip tool maker sees global semiconductor market reaching $5tn by 2050

14 September 2024
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#techAsia

Export clampdowns and a smartphone face-off

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

12 September 2024
SEMI President and CEO Ajit Manocha speaks to Nikkei Asia during an interview on Sept. 5. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Semiconductors

More chip hubs needed to bolster global supply chain resilience: SEMI CEO

Association chief sees semiconductors becoming a $1tn industry within eight years, $2tn by 2040

12 September 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers an address at Semicon India on Sept. 11. (Photo by Aya Onishi)
Semiconductors

Semicon India: Modi touts goal to become chipmaking powerhouse

Now is 'right time' for global chipmakers to be in India: PM says at expo

12 September 2024
Leading European chipmaker Infineon is pioneering larger gallium nitride (GaN) wafers for power semiconductors. 
Semiconductors

Infineon unveils world's first 12-inch GaN power chip wafer tech

Chipmaker aims to capture demand from power-hungry AI data centers

11 September 2024
Final rules for U.S. outbound investment screening program yet to be announced after public consultation ended last month.
US-China tensions

U.S. curbs on China tech investments in final push as election looms

New administration could throw wrench in rules that focus on chips and AI

10 September 2024
Tata Electronics CEO Randhir Thakur, left, and Tokyo Electron CEO Toshiki Kawai announce a partnership in India.  (Tata Electronics)
Semiconductors

India's Tata enlists Tokyo Electron in semiconductor push

Tata Electronics to work with Japanese company on skills building

10 September 2024
Alibaba's office building in Beijing. The tech giant is joining Hong Kong's Stock Connect system that will let mainland investors trade its shares.
Your Week in Asia

Seoul military AI forum, Alibaba's mainland trading, Semicon India

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

8 September 2024
The Netherlands, home to ASML, is tightening its export restrictions on chipmaking tools.
Technology

Netherlands curbs more ASML exports, in line with U.S. rules

Dutch company is Europe's top semiconductor equipment maker

6 September 2024
New U.S. export controls restrict shipments of quantum computing technology and other items that could be used to fuel China's advances in strategic areas. 
Technology

U.S. implements new export curbs on advanced chips and quantum tech

Rules take aim at China's advances in cutting-edge technologies

6 September 2024
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All about chips

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

5 September 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Sept. 5 in Singapore. (Photo from Modi's X account)
Semiconductors

India signs chip deal with Singapore during Modi visit

Indian PM meets counterpart Lawrence Wong to bolster supply chain

5 September 2024
BOS Semiconductors' R&D center in Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam is attracting attention from global chip companies. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Semiconductors

Vietnam proposes chip incentives from tax breaks to faster visas

Draft tech law offers grants and deductions despite global minimum tax deal

5 September 2024
Semicon Taiwan draws thousands of attendees in Taipei on Sept. 4. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Semiconductors

SK Hynix and Samsung seek closer ties with Taiwan's supply chain

AI opportunities and challenges drive unprecedented push for collaboration

4 September 2024
Nvidia will consider collaboration in research and training with Sakana AI and also support the utilization of the essential graphics processing units. (Source photos by Shinya Sawai)
Artificial intelligence

Nvidia to become a big shareholder in Japan's Sakana AI

Startup to be Japan's fastest unicorn; chipmaker to also support GPU supply

4 September 2024
The chip industry is pushing to meet surging demand from the AI computing boom.
Technology

TSMC aims to ready next-gen silicon photonics for AI in 5 years

Chip sector driving to develop tech to boost speeds, cut power usage

3 September 2024
U.S. chipmaker Intel will provide expertise in chip manufacturing to the new facility, which will be run by Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. (Intel)
Semiconductors

Japan to establish chip research center with Intel

Facility to speed up development of equipment and materials via EUV systems

3 September 2024
Neon gas is a critical material for chipmaking, but supplies have faced significant disruption in recent years.
Semiconductors

Taiwan top chipmakers plan to localize neon gas supply by 2025

Scarcity of key material after Ukraine war leads firms to shore up supply

3 September 2024