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CHIPMAKERS

Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, speaks during a news conference in Taipei on May 21.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 15, 2025
Nvidia to resume H20 AI chip sales to China in U.S. reversal
U.S. government officials told Nvidia they would green-light export licenses for the H20 artificial intelligence accelerator, the company said in a blog post.
Kioxia is rated BB+, one step below investment grade, by both S&P and Fitch.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 15, 2025
Chipmaker Kioxia plans debut bond abroad, joining Japan peers
Kioxia plans to raise as much as $3 billion via a dollar bond sale that would be its first corporate debt issuance, in the latest sign of investor appetite abroad.
Effective immediately, individuals and companies must notify Kuala Lumpur at least 30 days prior to exporting or shipping high-performance U.S. artificial intelligence chips.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 14, 2025
Malaysia controls AI chip exports as U.S. targets China smuggling
Kuala Lumpur has come under increasing pressure from Washington to halt the suspected flow of AI chips to China via intermediaries in Malaysia.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 14, 2025
Nvidia CEO says China’s military unlikely to use U.S. AI chips
Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said the Chinese military will avoid using U.S. technology because of the risks associated with doing so.
A screen displays news on Nvidia achieving a $4 trillion market capitalization on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 10, 2025
AI giant Nvidia becomes first company to reach $4 trillion milestone
The achievement marks new milestone in Wall Street's bet that artificial intelligence will transform the economy.
Samsung, South Korea’s largest company, reported preliminary operating profit of 4.6 trillion won ($3.3 billion) in the June quarter, a roughly 56% drop from a year ago.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 8, 2025
Samsung profit halves amid delays to certification for advanced AI chips
The company has yet to secure certification from Nvidia for its most advanced product, creating an unusually long lead time for rivals in the highly lucrative space.
The government has already decided to provide more than ¥1.7 trillion to Rapidus.
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2025
Japan eyes 'golden share' as condition for aid to Rapidus
In addition to granting the government a golden share and some voting rights, companies that receive government aid will also be required to raise funds from the private sector.
The U.S. Commerce Department has told the world’s top semiconductor design software companies that government license requirements for business in China are no longer in place.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 3, 2025
U.S. lifts chip design software curbs on China in trade deal
The move is a sign that an accord reached by both countries in London is indeed being implemented.
The Federal Trade Commission has opened an in-depth investigation of SoftBank Group's acquisition of semiconductor designer Ampere Computing.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 2, 2025
SoftBank’s Ampere deal now faces a more in-depth review by FTC
SoftBank’s acquisition of semiconductor designer Ampere Computing is facing a potentially lengthy probe by the U.S. government.
"We have access to cutting-edge wafers, and our ability to provide cutting-edge process technology will become overwhelmingly faster than Chinese makers,” said Tokyo Electron CEO Toshiki Kawai.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 27, 2025
Tokyo Electron shrugs off fears of Chinese rivals catching up
Technology at the company is advancing faster than its Chinese rivals’ due in part to close collaboration with contract chipmakers.
Pat Gelsinger (left), former Intel CEO and general partner at Playground Global, and Peter Barrett, co-founder and general partner of Playground, in Tokyo on Tuesday
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 27, 2025
Former Intel CEO Gelsinger has some advice for Japan's Rapidus
He encourages the chipmaker to distinguish itself in some way from TSMC.
Chinese tech startup DeepSeek is helping Beijing with military and intelligence operations, according to U.S. officials.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 24, 2025
DeepSeek aids China's military and evaded export controls, U.S. official says
The U.S. conclusions reflect a growing conviction in Washington that the capabilities behind the rapid rise of one of China's flagship AI enterprises may have been exaggerated.
A White House official said the United States is "just laying the groundwork" for possibly revoking authorizations granted in recent years to global chipmakers Samsung, SK Hynix and TSMC to receive U.S. goods and technology at their plants in China, in case the trade truce reached between the two countries falls apart.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 21, 2025
U.S. may target Samsung, Hynix and TSMC operations in China
Revoking authorizations to receive U.S. goods and tech would make it difficult for foreign chipmakers to operate in China.
David Sacks, White House artificial intelligence and crypto czar, said the U.S. should be concerned that Huawei Technologies is moving fast to catch up to its rivals outside China.
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2025
China adept at evading chip curbs, Trump adviser David Sacks says
DeepSeek’s breakthrough artificial intelligence model earlier this year demonstrated how China could still advance even with export controls in place, Sacks said.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te had pledged in April to address unspecified concerns from Washington about export controls.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 18, 2025
U.S.-China tech fight widens after Taiwan blacklists Huawei
The move is the first time Taipei has used its blacklist against major Chinese firms.
University of Tokyo President Teruo Fujii (left) and Y.J. Mii, a TSMC executive vice president, at a news conference Thursday. The school and the company have been working together since 2019.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 12, 2025
TSMC and Tokyo University team up to establish a chip lab
The chip giant and university will work together on chip-related technologies and supporting educational and research and development opportunities.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit in Osaka in June 2019.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jun 7, 2025
Xi bets Trump detente leads to future wins on chips and tariffs
The Chinese leader hopes for tangible wins in the weeks and months ahead, including tariff reductions, an easing of export controls and a generally more civil tone.
Solar panels at an industrial complex in Rajasthan, India, are an example of India-Japan renewable energy cooperation. The two countries can strengthen their ties by co-developing green and advanced technologies, solar energy among them.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 4, 2025
The ground is fertile for Japan-India green economy partnerships
Japan and India can build on their long-standing relationship to spearhead the development of green and advanced technologies such as renewable energy and chips.
TSMC’s plan to build a second factory in Kumamoto Prefecture is key to Japan’s ambitions to regain leadership in semiconductors.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 4, 2025
TSMC flags delays in Japan expansion while U.S. plans advance
The sudden influx of workers from TSMC’s first plant is already bogging down rural infrastructure in Japan.
Products affected by the U.S. order to stop shipping goods to China without a license include design software and chemicals for semiconductors.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 29, 2025
U.S. curbs chip design software, chemicals and other shipments to China
The new restrictions appear aimed at choke points to prevent China from getting products necessary for key sectors.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
Japanese scientists discover clue to why women burn more fat than men
Scientists say a recently-published study could help explain why women are typically less prone to weight-related conditions and may lead to new therapies that target calorie-burning mechanisms.
Music idol and anime fandom merch is big business
Businesses who cater to fandoms gathered at Tokyo Lifestyle Week for the second annual Oshikatsu — Merch Collection Expo, a trade show devoted to fandom goods.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

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