According to a report by the Commercial Times, while TSMC, the global foundry leader, has established a plant in Kikuyo, Kumamoto City, Kyushu. ASE Technology Holdings (ASE), a giant in packaging industry, is setting up a plant in Kitakyushu as well. With these developments, Japan's semiconductor ...

According to a report from Nikkei, Japanese government is considering introducing a certain bill to provide guaranteed loans to the government-backed chip startup Rapidus. This measure is expected to help the company attract private investment and reduce its reliance on government subsidies. Rap...

According to a report from Nikkei on July 23rd, since 2021, the establishment of TSMC’s plants has potentially spurred over 100 semiconductor-related investment projects in Kyushu, known as Japan’s "Silicon Island." The disclosed investment amount by companies alone reaches JPY 4.74 trillion...

As TSMC and other major chip manufacturers compete for AI business opportunities, chip production capacity is unable to keep up with demand. Industry sources cited in a report from NIKKEI claimed that the slow expansion of high-end chip production capacity is due to different packaging and testing...

According to a report from Economic Daily News, amid U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump's remarks claiming that Taiwan is taking away chip business and should pay the U.S. for defense, geopolitical risks have become another focal point at TSMC's July 18 earnings call. TSMC stated that wheth...