On August 21, Nikon announced plans to shut down its Yokohama Plant on September 30. According to Nikkei, the facility employed about 350 people as of the end of July. These employees will remain with the company, relocating to receiving sites as the plant’s operations are transferred to Nikon’s...

Global semiconductor equipment giants Tokyo Electron (TEL) and KLA have recently announced their financial forecasts, with declining revenue contributions from China emerging as a key concern. According to MoneyDJ, chipmakers are scaling back equipment investment plans, prompting Japan-based TEL to ...

According to TheElec, South Korean fab equipment makers saw first-quarter revenue contributions from the Chinese market across the board. The report notes that, among the earnings of 47 South Korean equipment firms, two of the top performers—Park Systems and Jusung Engineering—recorded particula...

According to SEMI’s latest report, global semiconductor capital expenditures (CapEx) fell 7% quarter-over-quarter in Q1 2025 but rose 27% year-over-year, driven by sustained investments in advanced logic, high-bandwidth memory (HBM), and advanced packaging technologies that support AI applications...

After imposing reciprocal tariffs on global trade, U.S. President Donald Trump has recently expressed plans to implement sweeping tariffs on semiconductor products. According to Reuters, if these semiconductor tariffs are enacted, they are expected to severely impact U.S. semiconductor equipment man...