Semiconductors
Vietnam dangles chip incentives to draw foreign companies
Country that lost out to Malaysia on big factories has burgeoning chip sector
Finance
Japan chip, battery supply chains to tap $1bn in state bank investment
Development Bank of Japan seeks to prime the pump for private-sector money
Semiconductors
Tokyo Electron ups net profit outlook to $2.28bn on China demand
Semiconductor equipment maker sees stock price soar
Semiconductors
Japan's Kioxia sinks to record loss on memory chip slump
Chipmaker joins SK Hynix, Micron Technology in red
Technology
Japan's Rapidus and universities aim for 'beyond 2nm' chip tech
Tokyo backs project with 45bn yen budget as global race intensifies
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Announcements
Nikkei to launch Semiconductor Stock Index on March 25
Index to comprise 30 chip-related stocks, including equipment makers
Technology
South Korean prosecutors appeal Samsung chairman acquittal
Lee Jae-yong continues to face legal risk as he deals with chip, smartphone woes
Supply Chain
More Ph.D. students 'vital' for Taiwan chip industry, says TSMC supplier
LCY chairman joins chorus warning about long-term effects of doctoral drop-off
Semiconductors
TSMC speeds diversification push with new Japan chip plant
Taiwan chipmaker expands overseas output to focus on the cutting edge at home
Supply Chain
Taiwan's Acer and Asustek double down on 'Make in India'
Move comes as New Delhi weighs tighter import restrictions
Semiconductors
TSMC's second Japan plant advances Tokyo ambitions on chip supply
Big subsidies, lower costs provide edge in race to reshape global supply chains
Business deals
Toyota to invest in TSMC arm for 2nd Kumamoto chip plant in Japan
Automaker joins Denso and Sony in providing funds to boost key semiconductor industry
Semiconductors
Kioxia, Western Digital to invest $4.9bn in cutting-edge memory chips
Japanese government will financially support joint production
Technology
Samsung chief acquitted in stock price manipulation and fraud trial
Verdict for Chairman Lee Jae-yong comes as company emerges from long chip slump
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Technology
Japan's Towa eyes biggest chipmaking machine order from South Korea
AI boom drives soaring demand for advanced HBM chips
Semiconductors
China rushes to homegrown AI chips as Nvidia cutoff expands
U.S. export restrictions provide opening to Huawei and others, but can they deliver?
Opinion
U.S. should learn from its failure to take down Huawei
Chinese tech company's rebound shows limitations of sanctions strategy
Business Spotlight
Nvidia chip prices soar in Asia on U.S. curbs and AI boom
Gamers feel the pinch as graphics cards become targets of latest export controls
Semiconductors
China's CXMT aims to build country's first advanced memory chips for AI
Move intended to cut dependence on foreign suppliers SK Hynix, Samsung and Micron
Semiconductors
Taiwan chip designer MediaTek's profit jumps on mobile demand
CEO says generative AI is creating a bigger market for high-end phones
Semiconductors
Samsung expects memory business to turn profitable in Q1
Tech giant pins hopes on AI handsets to reclaim smartphone momentum
Semiconductors
Japan's NTT, Intel to collaborate on cutting-edge chips using optical tech
SK Hynix to also join, with Tokyo providing $300m government support
Supply Chain
Vietnam is a top target for CHIPS Act aid funds, U.S. says
Country urged to seize the opportunity as supply chains shift from China
Semiconductors
Chipmaker Renesas' investors Hitachi, NEC cash out in turnaround milestone
Once-struggling Japanese company now outperforms Intel by some earnings measures
Semiconductors
Europe's top chipmaker Infineon ramps up hiring in India and Vietnam
Tech suppliers' talent hunt comes amid boom in South and Southeast Asia