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 ...
Trade impact of Japan's tightened export controls too early to assess, experts say
Both government officials and experts couldn’t definitively confirm whether the decrease is directly attributable to the controls.
Defying pushback, Japan set to remove South Korea from 'white list' countries
South Korea had been the only Asian nation on Japan’s “white list,” from which no entity has ever been removed.
U.S. tech groups warn Japan and South Korea that trade spat threatens global supply chains
U.S. technology companies have urged Japan and South Korea to negotiate a resolution to a dispute that threatens to upend the global supply chain that the world's top electronics brands rely on make their products. Five of America's largest tech industry groups including the Semiconductor ...
South Korea to report Japan's tightening of export controls to WTO
The escalation comes almost three weeks after Japan slapped export controls on three chemical ingredients used by South Korea’s globally dominant chip and screen industries.
The foreign minister lambasted the ambassador for rejecting an arbitration panel on wartime labor proposed under the 1965 pact that normalized bilateral ties and settled war compensation issues.
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. Japan said Monday ...
U.S. firm Applied Materials agrees to buy Japan's Kokusai Electric to bolster memory chip business
U.S. chip gear maker Applied Materials Inc. agreed Monday to buy Japanese peer Kokusai Electric for $2.2 billion from KKR & Co. as it bets on rising demand for memory chips used in data centers, 5G phones and AI-powered devices. The acquisition comes against the ...
Panasonic to suspend supply of some parts to Huawei in wake of U.S. ban
Panasonic Corp. has decided to halt the supply of some components to Huawei Technologies Co., officials said Thursday, the latest sign that last week's U.S. blacklisting of the Chinese telecoms giant is affecting major Japanese firms. Panasonic is still examining which product shipments run counter ...
The obscure firm making iPhones better: Japan's Lasertec masters extreme ultraviolet lithography
After two decades in development, chipmakers are making a costly bet on a technology that will cram even more transistors onto silicon. Their success may hinge on a little-known company in Yokohama. Lasertec Corp. is the world's sole maker of equipment that tests glass squares ...
Toshiba cuts fiscal 2018 profit outlook on sluggish semiconductor sector
Toshiba Corp. on Wednesday sharply downgraded its group operating profit forecast for the fiscal year through March, due mainly to losses and additional costs stemming from its semiconductor manufacturing equipment and energy businesses. Toshiba now expects its group operating profit to stand at ¥20 billion ...
Chinese state-backed chipmaker's dreams of dominance face hurdle with U.S. indictment
Chinese state-backed semiconductor maker Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co. Ltd. billed itself as a national leader in the tech industry. It planned to drive a shift toward locally made chips and end a heavy reliance on imports, especially from the United States. "The era of ...
