Semiconductors

Nvidia's revenue is expected to more than double in the fiscal year ending January 2024.
Semiconductors

Nvidia closes in on chip revenue crown as AI booms

Industry and stock watchers surprised by speed of market growth

24 December 2023
Sony finished expanding capacity at the Nagasaki Technology Center semiconductor facility.
Semiconductors

Sony banks on Chinese smartphone makers to revive image sensor profits

Technology group also sees logistics sector as new revenue source

23 December 2023
Samsung Electronics is building a chip research facility in the Japanese city of Yokohama. 
Semiconductors

Samsung to receive up to $140m in subsidies for Japan chip facility

Japan's industry ministry to pay for up to half of Yokohama hub's cost

21 December 2023
Asahi Kasei plans to build a new plant in Shizuoka prefecture in central Japan to lift production of photosensitive polyimide materials. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Kai Fujii and Asahi Kasei)
Semiconductors

Asahi Kasei to build $105m chip material plant in central Japan

Chemical maker to double capacity for liquid photosensitive resin

20 December 2023
Critical Holdings' strong market debut highlights investor confidence in the young company's growing business, which is benefiting from construction of new tech infrastructure like data centers and chip factories in Malaysia. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Critical Holdings)
IPO

Malaysia's Critical Holdings' shares close up 63% in market debut

Interest in engineering firm comes amid demand for data center, chip facilities

18 December 2023
Yuichi Horita, president of JASM, said construction on TSMC's factory in Kumamoto, Japan, is making "steady progress." (Photo by Ryohtaroh Satoh)
Semiconductors

TSMC-Sony venture calls for more chip suppliers to invest in Japan

Operator of Kumamoto factory says construction is making 'steady progress'

14 December 2023
ASML CEO Peter Wennink, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong attend a meeting in Veldhoven on Dec. 12.
Semiconductors

ASML and Samsung strike $760m deal on memory chip equipment research

South Korea and the Netherlands strengthen advanced semiconductor cooperation

13 December 2023
Rapidus Chairman Tetsuro Higashi speaks on the first day of the Semicon Japan trade event in Tokyo on Dec. 13. (Photo by Ryohtaroh Satoh)
Semiconductors

Rapidus confident Japan can close '20-year' gap with global chip leaders

Chairman of chipmaker says shift in tech trends is opportunity for newcomers

13 December 2023
Fujitsu is selling unit Shinko Electric Industries to a consortium led by state-owned Japan Investment Corp.
Business deals

Fujitsu to sell chip packaging arm to Japan state-backed fund

$4.8bn deal aims to let tech group concentrate more on core IT business

13 December 2023
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The Big Story

The great nanometer chip race

China looks for shortcuts as TSMC, Samsung and Intel push the limits of miniaturization

13 December 2023
A charger cable is plugged into an electric vehicle in Tokyo. EVs will qualify for a tax break planned by the Japanese government.
Politics

Japan plans 10-year tax breaks for EV and chip production

Incentives for intellectual property to last 7 years under proposed tax reforms

13 December 2023
The Semicon Japan trade show kicks off on Wednesday in Tokyo. Last year's event, pictured here, attracted over 50,000 attendees. Organizers are aiming for 70,000 this year. (Source photo from SEMICON Japan)
Semiconductors

Semicon Japan to kick off as country moves to revive its chip industry

Tokyo is all in on the sector, but labor shortages and finances are hurdles to tackle

12 December 2023
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. is Taiwan's third-largest contract chip manufacturer. (PSMC)
Semiconductors

Taiwan's PSMC to rev up auto chip business with Japan plant

CEO aims to boost segment to 30% of sales, tapping Tohoku region's supply chain

12 December 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and then-Vietnamese Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi in November 2015. (Pool via  AP)
Your Week in Asia

Xi to Vietnam for rail, Yoon to Netherlands for chips, BOJ Tankan

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

10 December 2023
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, center, arrives at a meeting with reporters in Kuala Lumpur on Dec. 8. He expressed "great confidence in Southeast Asia." (Photo by Norman Goh)
Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO sees potential in Southeast Asia as AI market

Jensen Huang says China remains important despite U.S. controls

8 December 2023
Power semiconductors are in high demand as energy-saving components in electric vehicles.
Semiconductors

Toshiba and Rohm team up on power chips, backed by subsidies

Japan government to provide up to $830m as EV rush fuels demand

8 December 2023
Great Wall Motor is designing and producing its own semiconductors for the company's vehicles. (Photo by Tomoko Wakasugi)
Supply Chain

Chinese carmakers rush to build own semiconductor supply chains

Faced with U.S. trade curbs, Beijing seeks to raise self-sufficiency

7 December 2023
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, left, and Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's minister of economy, trade and industry, in Japan on Nov. 5. Nvidia is crucial to Japan's AI development, Nishimura said. (Photo by Riho Nagao)
Semiconductors

Nvidia aims to set up R&D center in Japan, says CEO

Japan has the expertise to create its own AI, Jensen Huang said

6 December 2023
Toppan Holdings will use the plant acquired from JOLED to produce chip substrates. (JOLED)
Business deals

Former iPhone display plant to make chip material for Japan's Toppan

Company acquires factory from bankrupt screen maker JOLED

5 December 2023
Japan is wary of critically important chip and other technology leaking to China or other countries of concern.
Semiconductors

Japan to require tech leak prevention for chip subsidies

Government aims to protect information critical to economic security

30 November 2023
Closing of the subsidiary will have little impact on TCL Technology's overall chip development strategy, according to a source.
Caixin

China's TCL Technology downsizes chip design ambitions

TV panel maker closes subsidiary that designs display components

29 November 2023
Previous attempts by Samsung to uncover new growth avenues led to the development of its battery business, now a core field.
Electronics

Samsung readies unit to create future earnings drivers

South Korean group seeks new growth as China encroaches in phones, displays

29 November 2023
Japan relies on China for most of its natural graphite, a critical mineral for battery production.
Supply Chain

Japan looks beyond China for EV and chip materials

Mitsubishi Chemical, Panasonic seek to diversify supplies of graphite for batteries

28 November 2023
South Korean Minister for Trade Ahn Duk-geun speaks to Nikkei Asia on Nov. 25 in Seoul about a U.S. move giving South Korean companies a way around "hopelessly difficult" restrictions on shipments to China. (Photo by Ahn Seong-bok)
Semiconductors

South Korea welcomes new rules easing chip tool shipments to China

Updates to U.S. regulations 'very significant' for Samsung, SK Hynix, trade minister says

27 November 2023
President Yoon Suk Yeol has come down firmly on the side of retail investors regarding the issue of short-selling of shares. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
Market Spotlight

South Korea's stock short-selling ban raises political questions

Experts, media see potential negative impact of 'populism' ahead of April election

27 November 2023