Technology remains key to geopolitical success
One of Japan’s immediate challenges is to resolve tech supply chain issues and counter China’s stranglehold of the world’s semiconductor market.
Western Digital and Kioxia revive merger talks as flash memory demand slides
The companies, which have a joint venture that produces flash chips, have been circling each other for years.
U.S. and Japan to expand cooperation on key technologies beyond chips
The moves represent the latest efforts by the allies to address potential economic vulnerabilities amid competition between the U.S. and China.
Competition or containment in the brewing chip war?
China’s fear of having its access to semiconductors cut off might prompt it to invade Taiwan — so the U.S. needs to be careful on how its implements export controls.
Toyota global output reaches record high for November as supply crunch eases
Marking a fourth straight month of increases, Toyota said the supply-chain crunch for automobile parts caused by COVID-19 has now eased.
High-ranking LDP lawmaker says TSMC considering second plant in Japan
Yoshihiro Seki, secretary general of a Liberal Democratic Party group on chip industry strategy, also urged the government to provide a favorable environment for investment.
U.S. won’t help fund China’s chip ambitions, Rahm Emanuel says
Over the past two months, the U.S. has taken its strongest steps yet to prevent China from buying or making leading-edge semiconductors.
Biden’s China tech crackdown leaves Xi with few ways to hit back
Beijing's lack of good options is precisely why the U.S. is striking hard and fast now with export controls, experts say.
China readying $143 billion package for its chip firms in face of U.S. curbs
The plan marks a major step toward self-sufficiency in chips and looks to counter U.S. moves aimed at slowing its technological advances.
Japan’s Rapidus seeks trillions of yen to reboot chip sector
Backed by Toyota, Sony and six other Japanese companies, the Tokyo-based venture signed a partnership with IBM to develop the U.S. firm’s leading-edge 2-nanometer technologies.
Japan to join U.S. efforts to tighten chip exports to China
Japan will likely announce soon that it will adopt at least some of the measures the U.S. rolled out in October to restrict the sale of advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
