JASM, TSMC's majority-owned subsidiary, began production at its first wafer fab in Kikuyo, Kumamoto Prefecture, in December 2024. The fab produces 12/16nm and 22/28nm mature-node...
Japan's semiconductor revival must not only involve Taiwan but also include strategic cooperation with the US, emphasized Kenzo Fujisue, a renowned Japanese scholar and former government...
While smartphone and PC markets show signs of AI-driven recovery, the global automotive sector's weak outlook for 2025 is impacting major semiconductor manufacturers including TSMC,...
TSMC's first wafer fab in Kumamoto, Japan, operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), has officially begun mass production, marking a significant...
A report by Nikkei Asia reveals that Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing, operating mainly from four factories in Kyushu, Japan, has shipped over 20 billion image sensors. To...
At SEMICON Japan 2024, JASM president Yuichi Horita announced that TSMC's first wafer fab in Kumamoto, Japan, is on track to begin mass production within 2024, reports Nikkei...
Rapidus is underway with the construction of a wafer fab in Chitose City, Hokkaido. The company aims to commence trial production of 2nm chips by April 2025 and anticipates scaling...
Finesse Technology, a subsidiary of Highlight Technology Corp, specializes in semiconductor ozone supply systems, remote plasma sources (RPS), RF power systems, and technical maintenance...
Following its recent establishment of a wafer fab in Japan, TSMC aims to attract PhD talent in the region to advance its semiconductor research and development.
The demand for semiconductor talent in Japan is increasing, especially in Kyushu, where TSMC is establishing wafer fabs, and in Hokkaido, where Rapidus plans to mass-produce 2nm chips...
Rayzher Industrial, one of Taiwan's top trio of semiconductor gas secondary piping engineering companies, anticipates revenue will increase in 2025 as its Japanese subsidiary begins...
Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs J.W. Kuo led a delegation to Japan and visited the construction site of TSMC's Kumamoto plant (JASM) on September 24. He also met with the governor...
TSMC, despite strong cost control and management, faces challenges in growing its overseas operations, making it difficult to predict profitability. Meanwhile, Samsung Electronics...
Three years since the Japanese government's decision in 2021 to support Taiwan's large foundry company, TSMC, in establishing a factory in Kumamoto, Kyushu has not only seen growth...
