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Monday 6 May 2024
Japan sees surge of semiconductor equipment investment amid AI boom
Many forecasts indicate that 2024 will mark the beginning of a new growth period for the semiconductor industry.
Friday 3 May 2024
Ibiden's fiscal slump: IC substrates drive profit plunge, amid promising AI demand
Japan-based IC substrate manufacturer Ibiden saw a decline in its fiscal performance for 2023 (April 2023 to March 2024).
Friday 3 May 2024
Japan takes ambitious action on advanced packaging technology to capture Chiplet and AI chip opportunities
The potential of advanced packaging technology to upgrade chip performance has attracted many Japanese equipment and material suppliers to allocate their resources in this highly...
Thursday 2 May 2024
Meredot enables simultaneous wireless charging for diverse micromobility vehicles, robots
How will people live 30 years from now? From the perspective of startup Meredot, wireless charging will become part of our daily lives.
Tuesday 30 April 2024
Asahi Kasei to build large battery separator plant in Canada with US IRA subsidy support
Japan's Asahi Kasei has unveiled plans to construct an integrated plant in Ontario, Canada.
Friday 26 April 2024
Nidec downsizes efforts in China to improve profits generated from fierce EV market
Japan-based electric motor manufacturer Nidec is reducing its products for the Chinese EV sector and planning to increase its sales of electric motors for industrial machinery in...
Friday 26 April 2024
Silicon shield doesn't guarantee military deterrence for Taiwan, says DIGITIMES Research
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, also known as Taiwan's "Silicon Shield," does not fully guarantee preventing war for Taiwan, says DIGITIMES Research analyst Eric Ch...
Friday 26 April 2024
Renesas says shift from EV to hybrid vehicles likely benefit its financial performance
Japan-based semiconductor company Renesas released its financial results for the first quarter of 2024 on April 25. The company experienced a limited profit decline and expected the...
Thursday 25 April 2024
Japanese materials and equipment suppliers gaining from HBM expansion drive
The continuous surge in generative AI applications is driving strong demand for High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), significantly benefiting Japanese suppliers of materials and equipment...
Wednesday 24 April 2024
Battery information sharing among Japan, EU, US aims to cut reliance on Chinese materials
Japan and the European Union have agreed to collaborate on a scheme to share information about battery material production locations and the supply chain. The move will help the two...
Tuesday 23 April 2024
Rohm and STMicroelectronics extend SiC wafer supply contract
Rohm and STMicroelectronics have extended their previously signed supply contract for Silicon Carbide (SiC) wafers for several more years.
Tuesday 23 April 2024
China and Southeast Asia clear winners in Apple supply chain diversification
The latest Apple supplier list shows that the tech giant has grown its global supplier network, especially in Southeast Asian countries.
Monday 22 April 2024
Nvidia to help Japan's AIST build quantum supercomputer
Nvidia announced that Japan's new quantum supercomputer — designed to advance the nation's quantum computing initiative — will be powered by Nvidia platforms for accelerated...
Monday 22 April 2024
Japan's GenAI boost: US$480 million subsidy fuels domestic cloud computing services
Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) unveils a JPY 72.5 billion (US$480 million) subsidy to back Generative AI (GenAI) development by five local firms, including...
Monday 22 April 2024
Shinko Electric revises revenue downward amid weak flip chip demand
Japanese IC substrate manufacturer Shinko Electric Industries has announced that due to poor sales of its main product, flip chip packaging substrates, the upcoming fiscal report...
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Silicon shield doesn't guarantee military deterrence for Taiwan, says DIGITIMES Research
Taiwan IPC makers pushing integrated services to boost profits and to see revenues grow in 2024, says DIGITIMES Research