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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 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 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.

TSMC 'not afraid of competition' as CEO wishes Elon Musk good luck on chips

Rain-triggering 'atmospheric rivers' grow 8% in volume over Japan in 40 years: research

TOKYO -- The moisture flow of "atmospheric rivers" that bring heavy rain to many parts of the Japanese archipelago has increased by about 8% over Japa

Applied Materials looks to hire 25% more chip talent in Southeast Asia

SK Hynix ascends as new memory king with high-bandwidth AI chips

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.

Global chip market projected to surge 89.9% to record $1.51 tril. in 2026

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The global semiconductor market is expected to surge 89.9 percent in 2026 from a year earlier to a record $1.51 trillion, driven by h

Chipmaker SK Hynix to double wafer capacity in 5 years to meet AI demand

South Korea overtakes India as world’s sixth-largest stock market

Memory chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have powered the country's equity surge.

Chinese labs with ties to military seeking Nvidia’s AI chips

At least seven Chinese universities that support the country's armed forces and defense industry are seeking access to Nvidia's H200 chips.

Trump is turning Taiwan into a bargaining chip

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.

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.

Japanese institutes develop Wi-Fi chip operable in extreme radiation

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese institutes have developed a Wi-Fi receiver chip able to operate for hours in extreme radiation conditions that could help in

Tech stars from the 90s reborn: Nokia, Dell, Cisco surge on AI

A rush to build out AI infrastructure has led to soaring demand for everything from computer servers to storage components, networking gear and even legacy chips.

Nikkei Rally Accelerates as 70,000 Comes Into View

AI and chip stocks are powering Japan's market higher, but strategists are split on whether the Nikkei can sustain its rapid climb. The post Nikkei Rally Accelerates as 70,000 Comes Into View first appeared on JAPAN Forward.

Taiwan's MediaTek partners with Intel and TSMC for advanced chip packaging

BYD's new 4-nm self-driving chip fails to dispel investors' growth concerns