Semiconductors

Intel is keen to crack the foundry business and has signed Taiwan's MediaTek as a client, in a big win for the U.S. company.
Semiconductors

Intel to make chips for MediaTek in win for its foundry strategy

U.S. semiconductor titan is looking to gain customers for its chipmaking services

25 July 2022
An electric vehicle charges at the 2022 Bangkok International Motor Show. Power semiconductor devices have a big impact on EV performance.
Semiconductors

Japan's Denso pushes EV efficiency with new power semiconductors

In-house chip design is 30% smaller and loses 20% less energy

24 July 2022
Japan's Yamaha is known for acoustic pianos, but the world's largest instrument maker generates more sales from keyboards and other electric instruments. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Companies

Electronic piano maker Yamaha sends cautious note over chip crunch

President says semiconductors used in audio gear hard to replace

22 July 2022
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Display makers dip into chips and a startup struggles to deliver

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

21 July 2022
BOE expects the panel market to recover in 2023, with an upward trend apparent since March.
Semiconductors

Display makers seek new growth with bet on chip packaging tech

Innolux, BOE and others apply their display know-how to chipmaking

21 July 2022
Dutch company ASML sells chipmaking equipment such as deep UV lithography systems and cutting-edge extreme ultraviolet lithography machines. (Photo courtesy of ASML)
Semiconductors

ASML warns chip gear ban against China will disrupt supply chain

Europe's top producer of chipmaking tools likely to hike price amid inflation

21 July 2022
SK Hynix faces a sluggish memory chip market. (Photo courtesy of SK Hynix)
Semiconductors

SK Hynix freezes $3.3bn memory chip plant expansion

Cooling market and higher costs dampen semiconductor investment

21 July 2022
China's SiEngine is looking to boost delivery of existing products as well as increase research and development of vehicle-grade computer chips. (Source photo from SiEngine WeChat page)
DealStreetAsia

Sequoia China leads $148m Series A round for auto chip maker

Startup SiEngine will use investment for R&D, increasing deliveries

20 July 2022
The CHIPS Act, which promises tax breaks and subsidies for companies investing in chipmaking in the U.S., is regarded as crucial to Washington's economic and security competition with China.
Semiconductors

U.S. Senate moves ahead with $52bn CHIPS Act

Bill seen as key to lowering dependency on Asia-made semiconductors

20 July 2022
Taiwanese chip giant TSMC racked up a record net profit in the quarter from April to June, but analysts warn of economic headwinds over the rest of the year.
Semiconductors

Chip giant TSMC warns of 'excessive inventory' at clients

Company's profit soared over 76% to record in April-to-June quarter

14 July 2022
Intel flagged future "targeted" price rises when it presented its last quarterly earnings in April.
Semiconductors

Intel plans price hikes on broad range of products

Customers told move is a response to cost pressures

14 July 2022
Contract iPhone manufacturer Foxconn has been delving deeper into semiconductors and electric vehicles.
Semiconductors

Foxconn to invest $1.5bn in chipmaker Tsinghua Unigroup

iPhone assembler eyes restructuring Chinese company to expand semiconductor foray

14 July 2022
China is working to bolster its chip supply chains through companies like Tsinghua Unigroup amid growing tensions with the U.S.
Semiconductors

Embattled Tsinghua Unigroup seeks fresh start under new chairman

Debt restructuring brings Chinese chipmaker under fund ownership

13 July 2022
Contract chipmakers STMicroelectronics and GlobalFoundries have announced plans for a new plant in France to be built with assistance from the government. (Source photos by AP and Reuters) 
Semiconductors

STMicro, GlobalFoundries to build chip plant in France

'Multibillion euro' factory comes as EU races ahead of U.S. in offering aid

11 July 2022
Samsung Electronics employees with chip wafers at the group's Hwaseong campus, where the latest 3-nm chips will be mass produced. (Photo courtesy of Samsung Electronics)
Semiconductors

Samsung slips further behind TSMC in chipmaking race

South Korean giant replaces several executives following supply mishap

10 July 2022
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Waiting on Washington and China's unwitting hackers

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

7 July 2022
Samsung's expected results for the second quarter showed some weakness in comparison with the previous three months, with operating profit poised to fall 0.9% and revenue dropping 1.0%.
Technology

Samsung fights supply chain disruption for 11% Q2 profit gain

Quarter-on-quarter decline signals potential trouble with 2nd-half chip demand

7 July 2022
An engineer works at the Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute in Hsinchu.
Technology

Taiwan R&D is a corporate affair as basic research takes a back seat

Study shows how TSMC and Foxconn stay on top, but long-term problems loom

6 July 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with business leaders to discuss legislation about manufacturing more semiconductor chips in America in Washington D.C. on March 9.
Semiconductors

Chip giants threaten to scale back U.S. expansion without subsidies

Intel, TSMC and others issue warnings as CHIPS Act stalls in Congress

5 July 2022
Arm China's CEO Allen Wu had been battling with SoftBank Group and Hopu Investment over control of the company.
Caixin

In Depth: How SoftBank wrested back control of Arm China

Securing Chinese venture of U.K. chip design giant paves wave for U.S. IPO

5 July 2022
Kaga Electronics looks to spend $7 million over five years on a new factory in Malaysia. (Photo courtesy of Kaga Electronics)
Semiconductors

Japanese electronics supplier Kaga moves to larger plant in Malaysia

New factory builds on expansion plans as pandemic, chip headwinds rattle industry

4 July 2022
This is where one of Taiwan's largest companies will develop next-generation semiconductor technology. The facilities, in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, were built with across-the-board support from Japan. (Source photos by Ryosuke Eguchi and Keiichiro Asahara)
Semiconductors

Will TSMC take Japanese taxpayer money and run?

As Tsukuba R&D center opens, doubts remain about government's $140m outlay

3 July 2022
The price increases on popular Apple products, including the iPhone, are expected to take effect in Japan on July 1. (Photo by Arisa Moriyama)
Inflation

Apple hikes prices on products in Japan, with iPhone 13 up 19%

Weakening yen threatens to sap company's overseas earnings

1 July 2022
Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC says it spent around $1 billion in 2021, or around 1.7% of its revenue, on green initiatives. 
Semiconductors

TSMC struggles to keep new hires, warns of power supply risks

Taiwan chip titan spent $1bn on green initiatives last year, its own report shows

30 June 2022
Samsung Electronics' executives display wafers, or slices of semiconductor material on which circuit patterns are carved, for 3-nanometer chips. The company says it has reached a production milestone. (Photo courtesy of Samsung Electronics)
Semiconductors

Samsung says it is manufacturing 3nm chips in global first

South Korean tech company seizes lead over TSMC in advanced semiconductor race

30 June 2022