Semiconductors

Opponents of the deal say Nvidia would gain an unfair advantage with the purchase.
Semiconductors

Nvidia plans to scrap $40bn takeover of Arm: report

Deal faces pushback from U.S. antitrust regulators

26 January 2022
Sony will spend $500 million on a Japanese joint venture plant with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chip producer. (Source photos by Reuters)
Semiconductors

Sony begins funding TSMC's Japanese chip plant

Investment to reach $500m in joint venture with operations starting 2024

26 January 2022
Toyota's plan to make a record 11 million vehicles in fiscal 2022 starting in April suggests the Japanese automaker anticipates a strong recovery in the global auto market.
Automobiles

Toyota plans to make record 11m cars in fiscal year starting April

Target calls for 20% rise in output as automaker bets on chip crunch easing

25 January 2022
Japanese exports of semiconductor products soared in part from demand for digitalization during the pandemic.
Semiconductors

Move over, Toyota: Japan's chip industry exports match carmakers'

U.S.-China tensions fuel demand for semiconductor equipment and components

23 January 2022
A rendering of two planned Intel chip fabrication factories, or fabs, in Licking County, Ohio. (Photo courtesy of Intel)
Semiconductors

Intel plans $20bn 'megasite' in Ohio in chip race with TSMC

1,000-acre plot has potential for 8 factories, CEO Gelsinger says

22 January 2022
GlobalWafers of Taiwan has received the greenlight from Chinese regulators to acquire of wafer material peer Siltronic of Germany. (Photos by Takaki Kashiwabara)
Semiconductors

Taiwan's GlobalWafers wins China approval to buy German peer

Chip wafer maker aims to challenge leading Japan rivals with acquisition

22 January 2022
Samsung Electronic's semiconductor revenue surged 31.6% in 2021. (Photo courtesy of the company)
Semiconductors

Samsung overtook Intel as top chip seller in 2021

Memory business boosts South Korean giant as product makers stockpile

20 January 2022
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The South Asian country is working to become a bigger player in high-value-added products.
Semiconductors

India woos global chipmakers again, this time with $10bn package

Previous attempts failed to attract top industry players

19 January 2022
The chipmaker is 51% owned by Tsinghua University, the alma mater of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
China debt crunch

Tsinghua Unigroup restructuring receives go-ahead from court

2 state-backed funds will own China's former national chipmaking champion

18 January 2022
TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, is in the midst of its largest-ever expansion, with facilities being built and scaled up in Taiwan, the U.S., Japan and China. (Photo courtesy of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.)
Semiconductors

TSMC, MediaTek to hire more than 10,000 staff in 2022

Taiwan companies confront global onshoring push as chip crunch persists

14 January 2022
Growing demand for advanced chips used in AI and 5G-driven applications for cars, data centers and smartphones, contributed to TSMC's robust earnings.
Companies

TSMC plans to spend record $44bn on capacity expansion in 2022

Taiwan titan says demand will remain strong even if chip crunch eases

13 January 2022
Huawei is aggressively ramping up its chip packaging capabilities as a way to lessen the impact of U.S. restrictions on the company's access to vital semiconductor production technologies. (Source photo by AP and Reuters)
Huawei crackdown

Huawei bets big on chip packaging to counter U.S. clampdown

China tech champion doubled semiconductor investments in 2021

12 January 2022
Japan is set to shoulder about half the cost of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s joint plant with Sony Group in Kumamoto Prefecture.
Semiconductors

Japan chip subsidy requires 10-year pledge from TSMC, others

Production commitment part of proposed rules for supporting new factories

12 January 2022
Murata Manufacturing President Norio Nakajima said in an interview that a new plant the company planned to open in Thailand would eventually become as large as the one in Wuxi, near Shanghai. (Photo by Atsushi Ooka) 
Supply Chain

Murata's Thailand move heralds Japan tech shift from China

Renesas, Tokyo Electron also race to respond to geopolitical tensions

10 January 2022
Under CEO Rick Tsai, MediaTek has shed its "budget" image and forayed into the premium mobile chip market long dominated by Qualcomm. (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang)
Semiconductors

Comeback kid: How Taiwan's MediaTek rose to mobile chip dominance

CEO has driven turnaround since taking reins over four years ago

4 January 2022
Creditors representing more than 90% of outstanding claims voted in favor of the draft restructuring proposal at an investors' meeting on Wednesday, Unigroup said in a statement.
China debt crunch

China's Tsinghua Unigroup says creditors back restructuring plan

Chipmaker clears a major hurdle as $9.2bn investment reportedly on way

30 December 2021
Tech manufacturers were some of the biggest gainers and Chinese education companies among the losers on Asian stock markets in 2021. (Source photo by Getty Images and Lasertec) 
Market Spotlight

Asia's lesser-known tech manufacturers shine in 2021 stock market

Chinese education companies are biggest losers; Alibaba and Tencent tumble

27 December 2021
Kaga Electronics had received requests from customers to diversify production and to avoid supply chain disruptions.
Semiconductors

Turkey's geography lures Japanese electronics contractor Kaga

Semiconductor trader to add new plant, with eye on Middle Eastern and European demand

27 December 2021
The luxury Zeekr is designed to compete with electric vehicles from the likes of Tesla. Chinese automakers are developing more chips in-house in hopes of bypassing supply chain issues. (Photo by Shunsuke Tabeta)
Semiconductors

China's automakers fight supply chain chaos with in-house chips

From Geely to SAIC, big names look inward to beat global shortage and U.S. sanctions

25 December 2021
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COVID-19, supply chain crisis -- Our 12 most read stories of 2021

Myanmar turmoil and Tokyo Olympics draw our readers' attention

20 December 2021
Tsinghua Unigroup Chairman Zhao Weiguo, seen here in 2015, objects to the proposed restructuring deal for the Chinese state-owned tech group.
China debt crunch

Unigroup rescue plan opposed by chipmaker's co-owner

Top shareholder defends deal to 'make contributions' to national goals

17 December 2021
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Podcast

Asia Stream: The (supply chain) nightmare before Christmas

From chips to cars, we dive into the supply chain crisis

17 December 2021
An store selling Apple products in Mumbai: India's government aims to move the country up the electronics value chain.
Technology

India fights for bigger piece of tech supply chain with $10bn in incentives

Government competes against China, Southeast Asia for manufacturing investment

16 December 2021
TSMC and Sony will work together on a new chip plant in southwestern Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture.
Semiconductors

Can TSMC give new spark to Japan's 'Silicon Island'?

EVs key to success of $7bn chip plant in Kyushu, with its links to auto industry

16 December 2021
China's Oppo joins a string of global smartphone makers releasing foldable handsets in hopes of stimulating a mature market. (Photos courtesy of Oppo) 
China tech

China's Oppo debuts foldable smartphone to compete with Samsung

Phone makers hoping foldable handsets will stimulate mature market

15 December 2021