The U.S. is considering revoking authorizations granted in recent years to global chipmakers Samsung, SK Hynix and TSMC, making it more difficult for them to receive U.S. goods and technology at their plants in China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/21/tech/us-samsung-hynix-tsmc-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #chipmakers #us #china
Taiwan's TSMC and Tokyo University are opening a chip lab on the university's main campus in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/12/companies/todai-tsmc-lab/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #taiwan #tsmc #chipmakers #ai #kumamoto #manufacturing #tech #taiwanjapanrelations #universityoftokyo
By taking a call with Donald Trump, Xi Jinping appears to be betting that a reset in Sino-U.S. ties will lead to tangible wins in the weeks and months ahead, including tariff reductions and easing of export controls. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/07/economy/xi-trump-detente-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #uschinarelations #us #china #donaldtrump #xijinping #chipmakers #rareearths #trade #tariffs
From solar energy to semiconductors, the already trusting relationship between India and Japan can soar to new heights thanks to green and advanced tech. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/04/japan/india-japan-clean-energy-green-economy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #india #japaneseeconomy #renewables #solar #hydrogen #hybrids #chipmakers #tech #investments #trade
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company CEO C. C. Wei blamed worsening traffic snarls for slight delays in expanding its base in southwest Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/03/companies/tsmc-delay-traffic/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #taiwan #tsmc #chipmakers #donaldtrump #tariffs #artificialintelligence
EdgeCortix, a Tokyo-based artificial intelligence chip startup, is riding a wave of interest to foster Japanese semiconductors with defense applications. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/28/companies/ai-chip-startup-defense-tech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ai #tech #chipmakers #defense #edgecortix
The United States has taken aim at China's Huawei over the cutting-edge chips powering artificial intelligence, part of a shifting technology dispute between the two largest economies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/24/tech/us-china-chips-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #uschinarelations #us #china #chipmakers #computers #tech #donaldtrump #joebiden
Key U.S. Senate Democrats have urged the administration of President Donald Trump to revisit new artificial intelligence deals with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on national security grounds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/20/world/politics/mideast-chip-policy-security/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #us #democrats #chipmakers #tech #middleeast #ai #saudiarabia #uae #china #russia #nvidia #amd
Nintendo has turned to Samsung Electronics to help make the main chips for the Switch 2, a move that may help the Japanese company ramp up production of the gaming console. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/20/companies/nintendo-samsung-chips-switch-2/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nintendo #switch2 #samsung #chipmakers
Nvidia has unveiled the latest raft of technologies aimed at sustaining the boom in demand for AI computing — and ensuring that its products stay at the center of the action. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/19/nvidia-tech-ai-chip-lead/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #nvidia #tech #taiwan #ai #chipmakers #jensenhuang
https://www.alojapan.com/1272665/nvidia-to-support-development-of-ai-based-on-japanese-language-data/ Nvidia to support development of AI based on Japanese language data #AI. #chipmakers #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #language #news #nihongo #nvidia #rakuten #tech #TokyoInstituteOfTechnology Silicon Valley – U.S. semiconductor giant Nvidia said Monday that it will support the development of generative artificial intelligence based on Japanese language data. Nvidia will expand its AI development support service for enterprises to c…
Sony is considering spinning off its semiconductor unit, according to people familiar with the matter, marking the PlayStation maker’s latest effort to streamline its business and focus on entertainment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/29/companies/sony-weighs-chip-spinoff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ai #tech #sony #chipmakers
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday to build out domestic artificial intelligence infrastructure that could fuel a robotics revolution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/22/tech/nvidia-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #nvidia #jensenhuang #shigeruishiba #ai #datacenters #tech #energy #chipmakers #ldp #takuyahirai #tarokono
President Donald Trump’s administration pressed forward with plans to impose tariffs on semiconductor and pharmaceutical imports by initiating trade probes led by the Commerce Department. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/15/economy/trump-chips-drug-probes-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #pharmaceuticals #trade #us #republicans #donaldtrump #tariffs #tradewar #chipmakers
President Donald Trump pledged he will still apply tariffs to phones, computers and popular consumer electronics, downplaying a weekend exemption as a procedural step in his overall push to remake U.S. trade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/14/economy/trump-tariffs-electronics-walkback/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #tradewar #us #china #globaleconomy #chipmakers #tech
Addressing bottlenecks in chipmaking is essential for economic security and requires public-private collaboration, including aimed at information sharing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/04/japan/semiconductor-supply-chain-critical-points/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #geoeconomicbriefing #chipmakers #tech #japaneseeconomy #economicsecurity
Japan’s state-backed chip venture Rapidus began test production of next-generation chips on Tuesday, an early but key step in the country’s efforts to make its own artificial intelligence components. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/01/companies/rapidus-test-production-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers #ai #taiwan
Japan is preparing as much as ¥802.5 billion in additional aid for chip startup Rapidus, a move that reflects Tokyo’s growing resolve to secure semiconductor supplies during a time of heightened U.S.-China tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/31/companies/japan-chip-startup-rapidus-more-aid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #chipmakers #rapidus #hokkaido #meti #investment
Rapidus is set to start the operations of a pilot line at its plant for advanced semiconductors in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/29/companies/rapidus-chips-pilot-launch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers
https://www.alojapan.com/1225556/hokkaido-2024-looking-back-on-rapidus-bears-and-shinkansen/ Hokkaido 2024: Looking back on Rapidus, bears and shinkansen #2024InReview #animals #Bears #BulletTrains #chipmakers #Hokkaido #HokkaidoShinkansen #HokkaidoTopics #Hunting #rail #rapidus #Shinkansen #tech #北海道 Semiconductors, bears and trains were just some of the major news topics in Hokkaido this past year, and are expected to continue to dominate local news coverage in 2025. Here’s a brief rundown of all three. Rapidus moved forward this y…
