Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported a net profit of NT$398.3 billion ($12.4 billion) in the second quarter of 2024, marking a 60.7%...Read More

On August 7, a fire and explosion struck Kanto Denka Kogyo Co.'s nitrogen trifluoride (NF₃) plant in Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, kill...Read More

Japanese printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer CMK (TYO: 6958) reported a sharp drop in earnings for the April–June quarter, as low capacity utiliz...Read More

The United States and the European Union have signed a new trade agreement that will impose a 15% tariff on most EU-manufactured goods entering the U....Read More

On July 18, Japan's Rapidus announced it has begun prototyping 2nm gate-all-around (GAA) transistor test wafers at its IIM-1 fab in Chitose, Hokka...Read More

On July 14, Japanese government-backed chipmaker JS Foundry filed for bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court, citing liabilities of appro...Read More

A sudden disruption in the supply of CMP (chemical mechanical polishing) slurry from Japan's AGC has sent shockwaves through China's semicondu...Read More

Japan's printed circuit board (PCB) industry recorded its seventh consecutive month of sales growth in April, with revenue posting the largest yea...Read More

South Korean semiconductor and AI chip companies are making significant inroads into Japan, seeking to tap into one of the most promising system semic...Read More

Japan's high-stakes bid to reinvigorate its domestic semiconductor sector is facing early setbacks. Despite announcing ¥9 trillion ($62 billion) i...Read More