Semiconductors

Washington's effort to block China from acquiring advanced technologies is accelerating domestic development of semiconductors and other advanced technology.
Caixin

China's drive to kick the foreign IT habit

Substituting overseas products with domestic versions gradually expands

23 December 2022
C.C. Wei spoke at a local forum hosted by the Monte Jade Science and Technology Association, a leading tech industry association, on Dec. 17. (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang)
Semiconductors

Geopolitical rivalries distorting chip market: TSMC CEO

Taiwan chipmaker says productivity and efficiency are being 'destroyed'

17 December 2022
Sony plans to create a network of image sensor plants that procure logic chips from a planned TSMC plant in Kyushu. (Photo courtesy of Sony Group)
Semiconductors

TSMC fab in Japan at center of Sony's image sensor kingdom

Supply chain with locally produced chips key to boosting output

17 December 2022
The addition of TMTC and others to the Entity List is meant to deny China "access to advanced technologies for military modernization and human rights abuses," said a senior Commerce Department official.
Trade war

U.S. blacklists China chipmaker YMTC, AI champion Cambricon, others

Chip tool maker intended as alternative to ASML also added to Washington's list

16 December 2022
Sony's image sensors are used in a wide range of applications, including smartphones, vehicles and industrial equipment.
Semiconductors

Sony plans sensor factory in Japan near new TSMC fab

Exclusive: Multibillion-dollar plant would tap locally produced chips

16 December 2022
Not only is the U.S. joining with like-minded partners to build a supply chain less exposed to China, but Washington has moved to tighten access to advanced chip technology by Chinese companies.
Interview

U.S. should brace for '10-year' chip curbs against China: analyst

Author of 'Chip War,' Chris Miller says globalization and free trade are not near death

15 December 2022
Rapidus will work with IBM to manufacture 2-nanometer chips and with Belgian research institute IMEC to develop extreme ultraviolet lithography, an essential technology for making advanced chips. (Photo by Kosuke Imamura) 
Semiconductors

Japan's Rapidus chip project plans global search for talent

Aims for mass production of advanced semiconductors this decade

14 December 2022
Japanese companies failed to invest in cutting-edge semiconductor technology in the past decade.
Semiconductors

Japan recruits IBM to regain lost decade in semiconductor tech

U.S. tech giant will help Rapidus mass-produce 2-nm chips

14 December 2022
South Korean environmental activists like Kim Hoon (pictured) worry about the environmental impact of South Korea's chipmaking boom. In Pyeongtaek, hot wastewater from a nearby plant could alter ecosystems in local rivers. (Photo by Jean Chung)
The Big Story

South Korea's chip ambitions threaten big environmental toll

As chip giants like Samsung and SK Hynix expand production, locals fear water contamination

14 December 2022
One award-winning article highlighted the disruption Russia's invasion of Ukraine would cause to supplies of industrial gases used in chipmaking. (Source photos by Reuters and TSMC)
Announcements

Nikkei Asia captures international business reporting prize

Cheng Ting-Fang, Lauly Li and Kim Jaewon honored by U.S. National Press Foundation

14 December 2022
Germany blocked the sale of an Elmos Semiconductor factory in Dortmund to a Chinese company.
Semiconductors

Europe rejects Chinese chip investments aimed at EV market

U.K. and Germany take tougher line amid worries about state influence

13 December 2022
Tata Sons Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran speaks to Nikkei Asia in Tokyo on Dec. 8. (Nikkei montage/Getty Images/Mayumi Tsumita)
Semiconductors

Tata to enter chipmaking in India: Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran

Conglomerate to invest $90bn over 5 years, also into other businesses

9 December 2022
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TSMC founder Morris Chang says globalization 'almost dead'

Chip veteran's comments come as Apple, AMD cheer shift of production to U.S.

8 December 2022
TSMC is building a multibillion-dollar facility in Phoenix, Arizona, to produce cutting-edge chips for U.S. clients. (Photo courtesy of TSMC)
Semiconductors

TSMC to triple U.S. chip investment to $40bn to serve Apple, others

President Biden hails manufacturing revival in America

7 December 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is the world's biggest contract chipmaker. 
Semiconductors

Apple, Nvidia to be first customers of TSMC Arizona chip plant

Biden and top tech executives to attend equipment move-in event on Tuesday

5 December 2022
A wafer is checked by a worker in the clean room at UTAC's plant in Singapore.
Semiconductors

Nissan Chemical, rivals make inroads in 3D-chip packaging materials

Japanese players eye growing focus on back-end semiconductor production

3 December 2022
Semiconductors's wide range of uses make them a barometer for the economy as a whole. (Photo by Ryosuke Eguchi)
Semiconductors

World semiconductor market to shrink 4% in 2023 as server investment slows

Trade group predicts first decline in 4 years, led by memory chips

30 November 2022
Best known for its namesake monosodium glutamate seasoning, Ajinomoto is branching into other fields like semiconductor materials.
Markets

Ajinomoto stock hits record thanks to semiconductor material unit

Japanese foodmaker draws investors with diversified business portfolio

30 November 2022
As the U.S. continues to attack China's chipmaking industry with sanctions, domestic tech champions such as Huawei are quietly working to build self-sufficient supply chains at home. 
The Big Story

China's chip industry fights to survive U.S. tech crackdown

Battered by sanctions, Huawei leads the way in stealthily building a domestic semiconductor supply chain

30 November 2022
An Intel plant in Dalian, Liaoning Province, purchased by SK Hynix. (Photo by Shin Watanabe)
21 November 2022
California-based Applied Materials is one of the world's biggest suppliers of chipmaking equipment.
Semiconductors

Applied Materials sees $2.5bn revenue hit from China chip ban

Company hopes to ease pain by seeking licenses for certain Chinese clients

18 November 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden walks on stage to speak about the CHIPS and Science Act in Carlsbad, California, on Nov. 4: New trade restrictions represent a dramatic step up in the chip war.
Opinion

U.S. must avoid turning China chip war into hot war

Risk is that Beijing comes to believe it faces economic decline

18 November 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's top contract chipmaker, is expected to benefit from the incentives.
Semiconductors

Taiwan looks to boost its chipmakers with sweeter tax breaks

TSMC and others stand to gain from credits for R&D and capital spending

18 November 2022
The University of Macau and Beijing's Tsinghua University are among the academic institutions driving research into semiconductors in China.
Semiconductors

China tops U.S. to take research crown at global chip conference

Chinese universities, companies produce 30% of papers accepted by ISSCC

18 November 2022
Chipmakers like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. are adjusting spending plans as a chip shortage swings to a glut.
Semiconductors

Chipmakers trim spending by billions as COVID boom fades

Cost-saving could be tough for likes of TSMC and Intel amid race to build plants

17 November 2022