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CHIPMAKERS

Rapidus will exchange memorandums of understanding on the cooperation with U.K. Semiconductor Center, which supports the British chip industry through funding by the British government, and Fondazione Chips-IT, an Italian government research institute.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 11, 2026
Rapidus to cooperate with British and Italian institutions
The Japanese semiconductor company will sign agreements with public institutions in the two countries during Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s trip to Europe on Saturday.
An attendee inspects a silicon wafer at the Computex 2026 expo in Taipei.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 10, 2026
Taiwan eyes curbs on AI chip sales to China to align with U.S.
The move would mark an effort to address semiconductor smuggling but risks drawing a rebuke from Beijing.
Jensen Huang (right), chief executive officer of Nvidia, and Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, during a news conference at the SK Group headquarters in Seoul on Monday
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 8, 2026
Nvidia clinches deals with South Korean giants including SK Group to advance AI boom
The agreement, which comes as memory chipmakers have been straining to keep up with ⁠demand, would enable supply to keep pace with Nvidia’s plans.
A robotic arm manipulates SK Hynix wafers at a summit in Seoul on Nov. 3. SK Group Chairman Chey Tae Won projected strong demand for artificial intelligence and downplayed concerns about a spending bubble.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 7, 2026
A trillion-dollar question for memory chipmakers
We are only in the second year of the AI boom, making it too early to know if it will outlast past cycles.
South Korea's labor minister said companies like Samsung that outperform profit targets should consider sharing excess gains with suppliers, subcontractors and their workers.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2026
South Korea minister calls on tech firms to share excess AI profits with suppliers and staff
The government, businesses and unions should discuss how to share “excess profits” and narrow the gap between conglomerates and smaller suppliers, Kim Young-hoon said.
Samsung Electronics workers chant slogans during a rally ahead of a planned strike outside the company's semiconductor plant in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on April 23.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 5, 2026
Do Japan’s chip workers need a Samsung-style strike?
Even as Tokyo firms prepare to award customary summer bonuses, there will be nothing on the scale that South Korean companies are offering.
TSMC is racing to expand at a time customers from Nvidia to Broadcom are vying for access to its cutting-edge facilities.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 4, 2026
TSMC warns chip supply won’t meet AI-fueled demand for years
Comments by CEO C.C. Wei suggest production capacity remains a key bottleneck in the buildout of global computing infrastructure.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang leaves the SK Hynix booth during the annual Computex exhibition in Taipei on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2026
Nvidia CEO mounts charm push in South Korea with TV talk show and baseball appearances
Jensen Huang is returning to South Korea with a charm offensive that reflects the country’s rising importance in AI chips, robotics and the next wave of physical AI.
Toto will prepare a production environment where "we can respond to demand properly,” Chief Technology Officer Ryosuke Hayashi said in an interview.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2026
Toilet-maker Toto hikes capital expenditures to meet AI demand for its ceramics
The company is capitalizing on an unexpected surge in demand from chip gear makers seeking ceramics able to withstand dirt particles, corrosive materials and high temperatures.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang presents the RTX Spark Superchip, a combination of microprocessor and graphics chip that will run the Windows for Arm operating system, at the Nvidia GTC conference on the sidelines of Computex 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 1, 2026
Nvidia enters Windows PC market, taking on Intel and AMD
Its new RTX Spark Superchip will debut this fall in laptops and desktops running the Windows for Arm operating system from brands including Dell and Lenovo.
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia Corp., speaks at a company event in Taipei on May 27. The company's Blackwell chips may have made their way to Chinese entities based outside the country despite U.S. efforts to starve China of semiconductors.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 1, 2026
U.S. takes step to halt Nvidia AI chip shipments to Chinese firms outside China
Nvidia and AMD’s chips may have been making their ⁠way to Chinese entities despite U.S. efforts to starve China of the semiconductors needed to develop critical AI capabilities.
Multilayer ceramic capacitors, which are tiny components that regulate and stabilize power flow in electronic devices, are becoming a growing bottleneck in the construction of artificial intelligence data centers.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 29, 2026
Taiyo Yuden sees ‘scary’ levels of AI parts demand risking supply chain
The Tokyo-based company and Murata Manufacturing comprise the bulk of the world’s supplies of high-end multilayer ceramic capacitors needed for artificial intelligence.
The Nvidia logo at the company's annual developers conference in San Jose on March 16. Japan is one of many locations in Asia where Chinese companies access American AI chips — by renting hardware that’s owned by foreign firms and installed in overseas data centers.
BUSINESS
May 28, 2026
Taiwan suspects Nvidia chips smuggled to China via Japan
Japan is one of many locations in Asia where Chinese companies access American AI chips — by renting hardware that’s owned by foreign firms and installed in overseas data centers.
Samsung Electronics is the world’s biggest supplier of the memory chips that go into everything from smartphones and electric vehicles to servers at artificial intelligence data centers.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 27, 2026
Samsung workers accept wage deal that averts chip plant strike
The agreement avoids what could have been a damaging strike for Samsung and the tech industry amid shortages in the memory chip sector.
Ajinomoto, known more as a seasonings and foods maker, holds more than 95% of global market share for insulating materials used in personal computers and data center servers.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 27, 2026
Wall Street’s AI winner hunt leads to seasoning maker in Japan
The beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence buildout are spreading far beyond technology high-flyers.
Stock market information displayed at the Taiwan Stock Exchange in Taipei on May 6
BUSINESS
May 26, 2026
TSMC’s relentless rise powers Taiwan’s market value above India
The island’s market capitalization climbed to $4.95 trillion as of Monday, while India’s value has dropped to $4.92 trillion.
A Kirin 9000s chip fabricated in China by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., taken from a Huawei Mate X5 foldable smartphone in 2023.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 25, 2026
China’s Huawei reveals chip design breakthrough amid U.S. sanctions
China is seen as unlikely to reach Huawei’s target through conventional manufacturing alone because of restricted access to advanced lithography tools and other technologies.
A Huawei booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai last year
BUSINESS / Tech
May 25, 2026
Huawei’s ‘chip queen’ etches her name in China’s tech folklore
He Tingbo’s career has tracked Huawei’s rise, its struggle following U.S. sanctions, and then a rebirth as the ​core ​driver of China’s mission to become a high-tech juggernaut.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks with reporters at the White House in Washington last month.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 23, 2026
U.S. weighs chip tariffs to spur domestic growth, trade chief says
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stressed the importance of using import duties to bring chip production back to the U.S.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
May 23, 2026
Takaichi considering new quota for growth investment
The plan would cover 17 growth areas, including artificial intelligence and semiconductors, to support long-term corporate investments.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Trump says ‘Japan’ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
World’s first fully sealed vertical-farming facility opens in Tokyo
Fully sealed units are stacked on top of each other at Plantx's vertical-farming facility in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Wednesday.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.

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