1055 news items tagged Japan
Kioxia breaks ground for new 3D NAND wafer fab
Friday 26 February 2021Kioxia held a groundbreaking ceremony for a semiconductor fabrication facility, dubbed Fab 7, at its factory site in Yokkaichi, Japan on February 24. The facility will be dedicated...
IDMs may evaluate more outsourcing
Tuesday 23 February 2021IDM vendors may consider outsourcing more of their production starting 2022, with Taiwan-based contract chipmakers being among the beneficiaries, according to industry sources.
TSMC could set up fab in Europe
Thursday 18 February 2021TSMC could set up an advanced wafer fab in Europe, where demand for leading-edge chip fabrication is promising, according to industry observers.
TSMC to set up subsidiary in Japan for 3DIC material research
Wednesday 17 February 2021TSMC has unveiled plans to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in Japan to expand its 3DIC material research, with a paid-in capital of up to JPY18.6 billion (US$186 million).
Political pressure challenging TSMC
Monday 8 February 2021TSMC is believed to have been under political pressure to set up an advanced wafer fab locally in the US in the wake of the US-China trade war. The pure-play foundry has also come...
Global semiconductor sales increase 6.5% in 2020, says SIA
Wednesday 3 February 2021Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$439 billion in 2020, up 6.5% on year, according to SIA.
Automotive World Expo 2021 in Japan features CASE vehicle solutions
Friday 29 January 2021The just-concluded Automotive World Expo 2021 in Tokyo was characterized by hardware/software-integrated solutions to create connected, autonomous, shared/service and electric (CASE)...
Automotive chip suppliers queuing up for capacity support
Thursday 28 January 2021Automotive chip suppliers are queuing up for capacity support from foundries, particularly 8-inch ones, and may be prompted to accept higher quotes for more capacity, according to...
Rohm ramping up SiC power device output
Friday 22 January 2021Rohm recently held an opening ceremony announcing the completion of a new building at its Apollo plant in Chikugo, Japan. The facility is to enhance the company's production capacity...
JEITA platform facilitates development of smart home services in Japan
Tuesday 19 January 2021Smart Home Data Catalog, a platform for collecting data from connected electric home appliances launched in October 2020 by Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries...
Japan setting up nationwide smart logistics platform
Monday 18 January 2021Japan is establishing a nationwide smart logistics platform to collect data about entire delivery processes of selected products from production, transportation, distribution to sales...
VIS to disclose details about new acquisition in 1Q21
Tuesday 5 January 2021Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is expected to announce details regarding a new acquisition later in the first quarter of 2021, according to market so...
Online counselling by Japanese venture capital experts helps Taiwan-based startups foray into Japan
Monday 4 January 2021IoT is poised to become the backbone for the future of smart living. Some research institutions have projected the IoT market will have 50 billion connected devices and reach a scale...
Semiconductor equipment billings surge 30% in 3Q20, says SEMI
Thursday 3 December 2020Global semiconductor equipment billings increased 30% on year and 16% sequentially to US$19.4 billion in the third quarter of 2020, according to SEMI.
Walsin to acquire major Soshin stake
Tuesday 1 December 2020Passive components maker Walsin Technology has announced it will acquire shares in Japanese components vendor Soshin Electric aiming to broaden its product portfolios and expand sales...
Toshiba says no decision yet for fab sale
Friday 20 November 2020Toshiba, in the wake of a recent report revealing it is seeking to sell fabs to Taiwan's United Microelectronics (UMC), has said there have been "no definitive decisions."
UMC reportedly in talks to buy Toshiba 8-inch fabs
Thursday 19 November 2020Toshiba is in talks to sell two 8-inch wafer fabs to Taiwan's United Microelectronics (UMC), according to a media report.
Sporton posts 3Q20 EPS of NT$2.25
Wednesday 4 November 2020Mobile device certification specialist Sporton International has reported net profit of NT$208 million (US$7.3 million) on revenue of NT$926 million for the third quarter of 2020,...
Global 3Q20 semiconductor sales increase, says SIA
Tuesday 3 November 2020Worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled US$113.6 billion during the third quarter of 2020, an increase of about 11% over the previous quarter and 5.8% more than the third quarter...
Japan panel makers see capacity utilization rates keep improving
Monday 2 November 2020Japan-based LCD panel makers including JDI and Sharp, a unit of Foxconn Electronics, have seen capacity utilization rates at their fabs improve significantly thanks to a robust panel...
Kioxia to build new fab for 3D flash manufacturing
Thursday 29 October 2020Kioxia has announced it will begin to construct a fabrication facility, dubbed Fab 7, at its factory site in Yokkaichi, Japan to expand production of its proprietary 3D flash memory...
NOR flash likely to be in short supply in 2021, says Macronix chairman
Tuesday 27 October 2020The global supply of NOR flash memory will fall short of demand in 2021 if trade tensions between the US and China persist, according to Macronix International chairman Miin Wu.
Leadframe supplier CWTC breaks ground for new plant in southern Taiwan
Friday 16 October 2020Chang Wah Technology (CWTC) broke ground for a new factory at its production complex in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan on October 15. The leadframe specialist expects to complete the...
China to have 22% of foundry market in 2020, says IC Insights
Wednesday 14 October 2020Despite the COVID-19 shutdown of the Chinese economy earlier this year, China's share of the pure-play foundry market is forecast to be 22% in 2020, 17pp higher than it registered...
Japan leadframe makers reportedly raise prices
Wednesday 7 October 2020Japan-based leadframe vendors have reportedly raised quotes for part of their products by about 15% to reflect rising material costs, but their peers in Taiwan have no intentions...
- US and allies to build 'China-free' tech supply chain (Feb 24) - Nikkei Electronics Asia
- Honda appoints Japan R&D chief Toshihiro Mibe as new CEO (Feb 19) - Bloomberg
- Chipmaker Renesas and others assess damage from recent quake (Feb 17) - Nikkei Electronics Asia
- Japan rocked by 'aftershock' from devastating 9.0-magnitude quake that hit in 2011 (Feb 14) - CNN
- Renesas moves more automotive chip production in-house (Jan 29) - Nikkei Asian Review
- Japan plans phase-out of new gasoline cars by mid-2030s (Dec 3) - Bloomberg
- Japan Inc to begin experiments issuing digital yen (Nov 19) - Reuters
- Shin-Etsu taps Taiwan in 20% boost to chipmaking material capacity (Oct 15) - Nikkei Electronics Asia
- Japan's NTT eyes taking wireless unit Docomo private in potential $38 billion offer (Sep 28) - Reuters
- Japan's Q2 GDP revised down to annualized 28.1% contraction (Sep 8) - Nikkei Asian Review