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CHIPMAKERS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2021
China eyes next-generation chip technology to take on global rivals
Beijing's blueprint for chip supremacy is enshrined in a five-year economic vision, set to be unveiled during a summit of top leaders in the capital this week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Mar 2, 2021
Xi mobilizes China for tech revolution to cut dependence on West
The magnitude of the ambition — this is bigger than anything Japan, South Korea or the U.S. ever did, experts say — could help Xi cement the legitimacy of Communist Party rule.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 1, 2021
Biden putting tech — not troops — at center of U.S.-China strategy
The administration is moving to put semiconductors, artificial intelligence and next-generation networks at the heart of U.S. strategy toward Asia, attempting to rally what officials are calling 'techno-democracies” to stand up to China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2021
Hyundai bought chips when rivals didn't — now its assembly lines are still rolling
The South Korean automaker kept buying chips even as rivals cut orders to reflect diminished demand because of the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Feb 28, 2021
How idled car factories supercharged a push for U.S. chip subsidies
For years, chip industry executives and U.S. government officials have been concerned about the slow drift of costly chip factories to Taiwan and Korea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2021
Biden to press for $37 billion to boost chip manufacturing amid shortfall
The United States has been besieged by supply shortages since the onset of the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 14, 2021
Amid global chip shortage, Renesas halts Ibaraki plant due to quake
The chipmaker has power and all utility equipment is functioning, but it decided to cancel Sunday's production for detailed inspections of the clean rooms as a precaution.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 9, 2021
Dialog agrees to $6 billion takeover by Renesas Electronics
Dialog accepted the all-cash offer of about u20ac4.9 billion, at u20ac67.50 per share, the companies said in statements Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jan 26, 2021
The world is dangerously dependent on Taiwan for semiconductors
With carmakers including Volkswagen, Ford and Toyota forced to halt production and idle plants, Taiwan's importance has suddenly become too big to ignore.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 14, 2021
How the global chip shortage is impacting domestic carmakers
Lockdowns and travel restrictions are prompting housebound shoppers to snap up more phones, game consoles, smart TVs and laptops.
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 / Tech
Dec 28, 2020
With money and waste, China fights for chip independence
In every corner of the country, investors, entrepreneurs and local officials are in a frenzy to build up semiconductor abilities, responding to a call from Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2020
Samsung reports profitable quarter but warns of weaker outlook
Samsung Electronics Co. warned earnings in the current quarter will decline, saying the strong growth in its mobile and memory business that helped third-quarter profits will ease amid intensifying competition and weakening demand.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2020
SMIC joins the growing list of China security threats
U.S. export restrictions mean American companies will have to apply for a license to sell some products to the Shanghai-based chipmaker.
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2020
China’s largest chipmaker sinks after U.S. restrictions
The news lifted shares of rivals, with United Microelectronics Corp. surging by the 10 percent daily limit in Taipei.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2020
U.S. tightens exports to China's chipmaker SMIC, citing risk of military use
The United States has imposed restrictions on exports to China's biggest chipmaker SMIC after concluding there is an "unacceptable risk" equipment supplied to it could be used for military purposes.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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