According to data from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), global semiconductor sales in Q3 2024 increased by 23.2% year-over-year and 10.7% quarter-over-quarter. This year, fields such as AI, big data, and new energy vehicles have driven rapid growth in the semiconductor industry. R...

According to a report from MoneyDJ, citing Nikkei, the EUV lithography equipment ordered by Rapidus is expected to arrive at New Chitose Airport in mid-December. The machine will be transported using multiple large cargo planes. This will mark the first introduction of EUV lithography equipment in J...

According to BNN Bloomberg, SoftBank is set to be the first to build a supercomputer powered by NVIDIA's Blackwell platform, highlighting the Japanese company's ambitions in the AI sector. NVIDIA's press release reveals that SoftBank is poised to receive the world's first NVIDIA DGX B200 product,...

According to a Reuters report, the Japanese government has proposed a USD 65.1 billion (JPY 10 trillion) plan to boost the domestic chip and AI industry through subsidies and other financial support. The plan aims to provide support totaling USD 65 billion (JPY 10 trillion) by fiscal 2030, with t...

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced on October 31 that it would keep the policy rate unchanged at 0.25%, meeting market expectations. This decision marks the second consecutive meeting of rate stability following the BOJ’s rate hike in July. In its quarterly outlook report, the BOJ forecast that ...