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Monday 8 January 2024
TEL boosts new hire salaries by 40%, aims to tackle work conditions for female staff in semiconductor industry
Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL), a prominent Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturer, is set to raise the salaries of all new employees by approximately 40% starting in April...
Tuesday 26 December 2023
TSMC to inaugurate Kumamoto fab in February, say sources
TSMC's new Kumamoto fabrication facility in Japan is currently under construction but making good progress, with an opening ceremony for the first phase of the fab set for February...
Monday 25 December 2023
Sony expands CIS capacity to meet Chinese smartphone demand
Japanese electronic giant Sony has just opened a new factory in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, and has purchased land in Kumamoto Prefecture, intending to build another CMOS Image Sensor...
Tuesday 19 December 2023
TSMC announces Mark Liu's decision to retire in 2024
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) today announced that its Chairman Mark Liu has decided not to seek the nomination of TSMC board membership for the next term and...
Friday 15 December 2023
TSMC's Kumamoto fab aims to source 60% of equipment and materials from Japanese suppliers
TSMC's subsidiary in Japan, Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), has indicated that it aims to procure 60% of equipment and materials from Japanese suppliers for its...
Thursday 7 December 2023
TSMC's investment in Kumamoto ignites double wage growth and investment boom
TSMC's Japanese subsidiary, JASM, established in November 2021, broke ground on its first factory in Kumamoto Prefecture's Kikuyō town in April 2022, with completion slated for...