TSMC staff accused of stealing 2nm secrets, sharing with rival RapidusTSMC is investigating a potential leak of sensitive 2nm process technology details, specifically hundreds of technical photos, to Japanese ...
IBM, GlobalFoundries settle lawsuits over contract, trade secretsGlobalFoundries bought IBM's semiconductor plants in 2015. IBM sued the Malta, NY-based company in New York state court in 2021 for alleged...
Japan unveils $65 billion plan to aid domestic chip industryThe plan, which will provide support worth 10 trillion yen ($65 billion) or more by fiscal 2030, comes as countries look to strengthen cont...
Japan tries to reclaim its clout as a global tech leaderNow, after a period of stagnation that Japan's economy ministry refers to as "the lost three decades," Tokyo is engaged in a multibillion-d...
Japan tries to reclaim its clout as a global tech leaderTokyo's industrial policy focus today is on advanced forms of technologies ranging from batteries to solar panels, but the priority is recl...
Japanese PM Fumio Kishida expects more US chip collaboration opportunitiesKishida commented a day before a summit with US president Joe Biden that will focus on boosting economic and defense ties to offset China's...
Japan approves $3.9 billion in subsidies for chipmaker RapidusJapan previously agreed to provide subsidies worth some 330 billion yen to Rapidus. The newly approved aid includes 53.5 billion yen for ad...
Japan pledges a further $4.9 billion to help TSMC expand Japan productionJapan offers subsidies to TSMC for a second chip fabrication plant. TSMC's first factory in Kumamoto opens. It plans to produce advanced ch...
Japan takes Taiwan's helping hand on long road to chip revivalThat Japan turned to TSMC for help on an industry it once dominated reflects the Taiwan chipmaker's dominant position in the foundry busine...
Japan offers $300 million backing for chip research organisationUnderpinned by billions of dollars in subsidies, Rapidus aims to mass manufacture 2-nanometre logic chips in Hokkaido and compete with lead...
Foreign Secy Kwatra discusses Indo-Pacific, bilateral ties with top Japanese officialsIndian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra met with senior officials of the Japanese foreign ministry to discuss the regional situation and coop...
Japan to spend $13 billion for chip industry support in extra budgetThe country is a leading provider of chipmaking tools and materials that lost its edge in manufacturing in recent decades and is now provid...
India and Japan ink pact to foster semicon ecosystem"It has been agreed that India and Japan will create an implementation organisation in which there will be opportunities for government-to-...
Japan becomes second Quad partner to sign semiconductor pact with IndiaIndia and Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding for developing the semiconductor ecosystem, covering manufacturing and research. ...
EU, Japan to deepen chip cooperation: EU industry chief Thierry BretonThe EU and Japan will work together to monitor the chip supply chain and facilitate the exchange of researchers and engineers, Breton said.
Japan ramps up efforts to strengthen its chip industryHere is a look at investments in Japan announced by chipmakers and measures the government is taking to revive its semiconductor industry.
IBM teams up with Japan's Rapidus to produce advanced chipsIBM teams up with Japan's Rapidus to produce advanced chips