Business / Corporate 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.
Business / Corporate Jan 6, 2021
Japan chip sector boosted by report TSMC to build Tokyo facility
by Gearoid Reidy, Debby Wu and Yuki Furukawa
The two sides will soon sign a memorandum of understanding and form a 50-50 joint venture for the project, Taiwan media reported.
Business / Tech Dec 28, 2020
With money and waste, China fights for chip independence
by Raymond Zhong and Cao Li
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.
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. The world’s largest maker of memory chips and personal electronics said net ...
Commentary / World Sep 29, 2020
SMIC joins the growing list of China security threats
by Tim Culpan
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
The news lifted shares of rivals, with United Microelectronics Corp. surging by the 10 percent daily limit in Taipei.
Business / Corporate Sep 28, 2020
Kioxia delays listing on Tokyo bourse amid U.S.-China tensions
The firm formerly known as Toshiba Memory Holdings Co. said it will delay what would have been Japan's largest initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange this year.
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. Suppliers of certain equipment to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation will now have to apply for ...
Business Sep 16, 2020
Sony cuts PlayStation 5 forecast by 4 million due to chip woes
by Takashi Mochizuki and Debby Wu
Sony is widely expected to reveal its own launch and pricing plans for the PlayStation 5 during an official video presentation scheduled for Wednesday.
