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Debby Wu
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2021
World’s top chipmakers provide data to U.S. as deadline arrives
Washington's request sparked controversies in both Taiwan and South Korea, with some fearing the U.S. is demanding that companies hand over trade secrets.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 29, 2021
U.S. says it’s working with Taiwan to secure chip supply chain
Global supply chains have been strained by a pair of pandemic-related problems: labor issues and a surge in demand for goods.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2021
Taiwan says peace crucial to chip supply as China pressure grows
A heavy reliance on the island has spurred major governmental players to reconsider their own domestic chip industries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2021
Chip supplies to take new hit as COVID-19 surges in Malaysia
In recent years Malaysia has emerged as a major center for chip testing and packaging, but numbers of COVID-19 infections are soaring in the country and putting operations at risk.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 24, 2021
World’s semiconductor supply is in danger unless Taiwan gets vaccines
Taiwan's predicament illustrates its strategic yet vulnerable position at the confluence of U.S.-China tensions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 19, 2021
Taiwan aims to keep chip production humming as COVID-19 spreads
Taiwan’s government has pledged to try to keep the world supplied with chips even as COVID-19 cases escalate, while anticipating a limited impact from its worst outbreak so far.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 6, 2021
Nintendo warns chip crunch may hit Switch amid gaming boom
Nintendo's better-than-expected results, released Thursday, suggest the COVID-19-era growth in gaming that turned Animal Crossing into the world's online town hall has legs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2021
Arm's battle with China CEO escalates, complicating SoftBank sale
The China dispute also raises questions about Beijing's willingness to protect foreign investment in the world's second-largest economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2021
Why shortages of a $1 chip sparked crisis in the global economy
The trouble for the chip industry — and increasingly companies beyond tech, like automakers — is that there aren't enough display drivers to go around.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 6, 2021
Japan chip sector boosted by report TSMC to build Tokyo facility
The two sides will soon sign a memorandum of understanding and form a 50-50 joint venture for the project, Taiwan media reported.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2020
Apple suppliers’ exodus from China won’t slow down under Biden
The moves presage a larger and longer-term migration that may have ramifications for the iPhone maker as well as China's role as workshop to the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 26, 2020
Nintendo adds Sharp as assembler of popular Switch game console
Nintendo is expected to raise its fiscal-year sales target from the current 24 million when it next reports quarterly results.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 16, 2020
Sony cuts PlayStation 5 forecast by 4 million due to chip woes
Sony is widely expected to reveal its own launch and pricing plans for the PlayStation 5 during an official video presentation scheduled for Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 28, 2018
Apple to expand iPhone X design with new colors, big screens
Apple Inc. is not only doubling down on the iPhone X, it's tripling down.

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