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CHIPMAKERS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 30, 2021
Japan asks Taiwan manufacturers to cooperate in chip production
The move comes after a chip plant owned by Renesas Electronic Corp. was hit by a fire earlier this month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 25, 2021
Samsung unveils next-gen memory for data-hungry AI and computers
DDR5 memory will be twice as fast as the current DDR4 while reducing leakage and using about 13% less power, the company wrote in its announcement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2021
Chip shortage makes repair of Renesas factory in Japan a national effort
The auto sector and chip manufacturing are among top export categories for the world's third-largest economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 22, 2021
Fire and ice aggravate chip supply headache for car industry
A fire at a semiconductor factory in Japan, cold weather in North America and ongoing competition for chips are all hitting the global auto industry at the same time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 19, 2021
ANA sees global chip shortage as good cargo opportunity in 2021
The expects its cargo unit to receive a boost this year as planes loaded with semiconductors help accelerate deliveries to automakers and consumer-electronics manufacturers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 12, 2021
In Japan, there are some winners from the global chip shortage
Suppliers for the back-end manufacturing of chips are expected to see orders pick up in the second half of the upcoming fiscal year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 9, 2021
How Toyota thrives when the chips are down
Continuity contracts and a deep understanding of semiconductor design and manufacturing equip the automaker to anticipate and mitigate shortages.
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.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.

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