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CHIPMAKERS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 24, 2020
Apple plans to ditch Intel and make its own chips for some Macs
By next year, Apple Inc. is planning to start selling Mac computers that contain main processors it has made itself, relying on designs that helped popularize the iPhone and iPad, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 27, 2020
U.S. prepares crackdown on Huawei's global chip supply, sources say
Senior officials in the Trump administration have agreed to new measures to restrict the global supply of chips to China's Huawei Technologies Co., sources familiar with the matter said, as the White House ramps up criticism of China over coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 13, 2019
Japan's Hoya to launch $1.4 billion counterbid for Toshiba unit NuFlare
Hoya Corp. said Friday it would make a $1.4 billion counterbid for NuFlare Technology Inc. in what could become a hostile offer for the Toshiba Corp. unit the electronics conglomerate plans to buy out.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2019
Sony records strongest Q2 profit as image sensor demand offsets slide in gaming earnings
Sony Corp. on Wednesday said operating profit jumped 16 percent in its strongest-ever result for a second quarter, as robust sales of image sensors offset a tumble in earnings from its gaming division.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2019
Japan delaying export of key chipmaking material beyond 90-day limit, South Korea says
Japan is delaying export approval of a material vital to South Korea's semiconductor manufacturing industry, Seoul's trade ministry said in a statement as the bilateral trade fight shows no signs of abating.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 18, 2019
Sony explains reasons for rejection of plan to spin off semiconductor business
Sony Corp. has clarified why it rejected a proposal by the U.S. hedge fund Third Point LLC that the electronics and entertainment giant spin off its semiconductor business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 5, 2019
Elite Ushio lights the way to next-gen computer chips in Japan
Chipmakers have spent two decades pouring investment into a revolutionary new technique to push the limits of physics and cram more transistors onto slices of silicon. Now that technology is on the cusp of going mainstream, thanks to a secretive Japanese company that's mastered the skill of manipulating...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 30, 2019
Japan's curbs on high-tech materials exports to South Korea could backfire in long run
Japan's curbs on exports of high-tech materials to South Korea could backfire in the long run, eroding its dominance over a key link in the global chip supply chain, suppliers and experts have said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2019
Shares fall as Samsung reveals profit plunge and warns outlook unclear due to Japan export curbs
Samsung Electronics Co. warned Wednesday that Japanese controls on the export of chip-making materials was blurring its outlook and said it would delay a plan to return money to shareholders due to “significant new challenges.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2019
Frustrated with South Korea, Japan greenlights curbs on smartphone and semiconductor supplies
South Korea's economic policy chief said he would not rule out countermeasures against Japan if Tokyo maintains restrictions on the exports for an extended period.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2019
South Korea eyes investing ¥91.8 billion annually in chip supply chain after Japanese export curbs
South Korea will seek to invest 1 trillion won (¥91.8 billion) annually in developing homegrown materials and equipment used to produce microchips, a senior ruling party lawmaker said Wednesday, after Japan tightened curbs on exports of some high-tech materials to the country.

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