Taiwan touts 'democracy chips' in meeting with Indiana governor
Gov. Eric Holcomb was making the third trip to Taiwan this month by a U.S. delegation after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited briefly, infuriating China.
Work stoppages and no chatting at lunch: Japan Inc. grapples with COVID
Relief for Japan's companies and the wider economy could be in sight as health experts project this wave of infection to peak early this month.
Chipmakers have a message for carmakers: Your turn to pay
The shortages of computer chips that forced global automakers to scrap production plans over the past two years are easing — at a new and permanent cost to the car companies.
Japan and U.S. vow to defend open economic order amid threats from China and Russia
The allies also agreed to address the vulnerabilities in their supply chains for key technologies such as semiconductors during their first "two-plus-two" economic meeting.
As the U.S. Congress debated landmark China bill, Beijing surged ahead
The American semiconductor industry has withered to the point where none of the most advanced chips are made in the United States. Meanwhile, China has been rapidly catching up.
Vital TSMC supplier warns of chip material price hikes into 2023
Showa Denko, which supplies chip fabrication materials to the likes of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Infineon Technologies AG has been forced to increase prices, the firm says.
Toyota misses May global production target in third month of shortfall
The world's largest automaker by sales said it produced 634,940 vehicles globally in May, 5.3% fewer than in the same month last year and short of its target of about 700,000.
U.S. sanctions helped China supercharge its chipmaking industry
Nineteen of the world’s 20 fastest-growing chip industry firms over the past four quarters, on average, hail from the world’s No. 2 economy.
Japanese government to allocate up to ¥476 billion for TSMC chip plant
Amid global chip shortages, Japan is aiming to improve the nation's economic security by supporting the subsidiary of the world's largest contract chipmaker.
SoftBank plans additional London listing for Arm IPO
The company is adjusting plans for an initial public offering of its chip technology division and will likely still list the majority of what it offers for trading on U.S. exchanges.
China’s chipmaking power grows despite U.S. effort to counter it
Chinese orders for chip-manufacturing equipment from overseas suppliers rose 58% in 2021, making it the biggest market for those products for a second year running.
Top Toyota supplier Denso weighs ¥420 billion chip unit spinoff
Well known as the world’s second-biggest auto-parts-maker, Denso has also quietly built up a presence in automotive chips.
