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What Xi Jinping has done for Chinese business

The president has put his stamp on everything from property to chips

21 October 2022
Lam Research Corp. is the world’s fourth-largest semiconductor equipment maker by market share.
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Lam Research expects $2.5bn revenue hit from China chip ban

U.S. chip equipment maker says it will lose 'very profitable' Chinese buyers

20 October 2022
Murata Manufacturing president Norio Nakajima poses at Japanese consumer electronics show CEATEC in Chiba prefecture on Oct. 18. (Photo by Mitsuru Obe)
Supply Chain

Japan tech supplier Murata warns over rapid U.S.-China decoupling

Component maker is building up 'duplicate supply chains' to manage risks

18 October 2022
U.S. pressure has disrupted Apple's plans for using chips from China's Yangtze Memory Technology Co. (Source photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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Apple freezes plan to use China's YMTC chips amid political pressure

Company previously planned to put Chinese-made memory in some iPhones

17 October 2022
TSMC shares tumbled and Naya Technology warned of weak China demand on Oct. 11, days after the U.S. unveiled new curbs on the Chinese chip sector. (Source photos by AP and screenshot from Nanya's website)  
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TSMC shares fall 8.3% after U.S. steps up China chip curbs

DRAM maker Nanya Tech says market 'unexpectedly terrible,' flags weak China demand

13 October 2022
Despite the waiver to maintain production in China, the U.S. restrictions will still hit TSMC, as they mean it can no longer help its Chinese customers put advanced graphics and AI processors into production.
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TSMC gets 1-year U.S. license for China chip expansion

Record quarterly profits for Taiwanese chip giant

13 October 2022
Workers at an SK Hynix plant in Icheon, South Korea: The chipmaker says it has obtained a waiver to continue using U.S.-made chip equipment in China.
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Taiwanese exec warns of tech 'casualties' from U.S.-China row

SK Hynix wins 1-year exemption from Washington's tighter export rules

12 October 2022
 Employees work on the production line of semiconductor wafer at a factory in China. The latest round of U.S. export curbs takes aim at the heart of Beijing's chip ambitions.
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China's 'sea turtle' tech executives stranded by U.S. crackdown

Chinese Americans at top chipmakers snared by U.S. new export ban

11 October 2022
The U.S. is clamping down on China's tech ambitions by tightening restrictions on the export of of vital chip equipment.   
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China chip sector shares tumble on U.S. export curbs

Equipment makers and AI semiconductor developers among those hit

10 October 2022
The new rules show Washington's determination to restrict China's ability to develop cutting-edge chips that are crucial for advanced manufacturing, security and defense applications. (Source photo by AP) 
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U.S. intensifies assault on China chip ambitions

Strictest ever curbs on exports of advanced tools, AI chips and more

8 October 2022
Global inflation is seen crimping demand for Samsung's products.
Technology

Samsung sees Q3 profit down 31.7% amid inflation, low chip demand

South Korean tech company may suffer poor earnings in coming quarters

7 October 2022
Retreading tires at the right time, or replacing worn treads with new ones, can allow commercial clients to continue using the same tires for longer periods.
Automobiles

Bridgestone to launch smart tires for trucks and buses in 2024

Cloud-based system to help fight climate change by optimizing efficiency

6 October 2022
The U.S.-led "Chip 4" initiative includes Japan, Taiwan and South Korea, but Taipei is worried about its impact on its flagship semiconductor industry.
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Taiwan vows to safeguard interests amid U.S.-led 'Chip 4' talks

Senior Taiwanese official says full decoupling from China is difficult

5 October 2022
Canon plans to spend $345 million to build a new plant to produce semiconductor lithography equipment by the spring of 2025. (Source photo by AP) 
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Canon to build $345m plant for chipmaking equipment in Japan

Company to develop next-generation lithography devices

4 October 2022
Samsung Electronics is betting big on advanced semiconductor production, vowing to more than triple output of cutting-edge chips by 2027.
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Samsung says it will more than triple advanced chip output by 2027

South Korean giant aims to catch rival TSMC in race for foundry market share

4 October 2022
Simon Yang, then CEO of Yangtze Memory Technologies, speaks at the China Flash Market Summit in Shenzhen in 2018. (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang)
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CEO of Chinese chipmaker Yangtze Memory steps down

Company is key asset in Beijing's push for self-reliance in semiconductors

3 October 2022
Asian and U.S. chipmakers are building and expanding facilities across America as the federal and state governments roll out incentives for investment. (Source photos by Yifan Yu, Samsung and TSMC) 
Business Spotlight

Chipping in: How U.S. states woo the likes of TSMC and Samsung

Subsidies, big tax breaks and size of the workforce go into the equation

30 September 2022
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris hosts a roundtable discussion with Japanese executives from the semiconductor industry in Tokyo on Sept. 28.
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U.S. VP Harris says Japan is 'critical' for chip diversification

Semiconductor executives briefed on new legislation with $52bn in support

28 September 2022
SK Hynix acquired Intel's Dalian plant in 2021.(Photo courtesy of SK Hynix)
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U.S. chip alliance against China tests South Korea's loyalty

'Chip 4' initiative threatens Seoul's quest for diplomatic middle ground

24 September 2022
Apple reportedly has plans to use 3D NAND chips from Yangtze Memory Technologies in iPhone 14s sold in China.
US-China tensions

U.S. lawmakers call for review of Apple plan to use Chinese chips

Yangtze Memory Technologies parts in iPhone 14 sparks supply chain concerns

24 September 2022
Thanks to energy-efficient design and other advantages, Arm's blueprints are used in more than 90% of smartphone processors. (Photo courtesy of Arm)
SoftBank

SoftBank's Son faces difficult quest to lift Arm valuation

Chip design unit's dominance complicates bid for partnership with Samsung

23 September 2022
Aiming to get its own chips back into production as early as this year, Huawei has redesigned some of its core chips so they can be produced with older technology that is more readily available in China, sources said. (Source photo by Reuters) 
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Huawei dives into chip production to battle U.S. clampdown

Telecom equipment maker is partnering with fellow blacklisted companies

22 September 2022
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu speaks to Nikkei Asia in an interview in Taipei. (Photo by Cheng Ting-fang)
Interview

Taiwan warns China threat may escalate after Xi wins 3rd term

Joseph Wu 'worried' Xi may use external crisis to divert attention from economic woes

22 September 2022
SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son sees Arm as a key driver for the Japanese investment group.
SoftBank

SoftBank to discuss tie-up between Arm and Samsung

Masayoshi Son plans South Korean visit to pave way for partnership

21 September 2022
China has been cracking down on alleged corruption in its semiconductor industry.
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China launches graft probe into another chip 'Big Fund' exec

Widening crackdown reaches nonexecutive director at foundry SMIC

21 September 2022