A strong earthquake struck Japan’s Tohoku region at around 11:15 p.m. on the 8th (Japan time), raising concerns about potential impacts on nearby semiconductor manufacturers. According to Chinese media outlet ICsmart, citing sources, the areas most affected were primarily the southern coastal regi...

U.S. export controls are hitting global chip-tool makers, and Tokyo Electron (TEL) is scrambling to make up for shrinking orders from China. According to a recent interview with Nikkei, Executive Managing Director for finance Hiroshi Kawamoto says that by fiscal 2026, the company’s equipment for a...

According to Nikkei, Japan’s leading chipmaking equipment maker Tokyo Electron opened a large research and development center on Wednesday. The new facility aims to strengthen collaboration with TSMC and other partners in advancing next-generation 1nm semiconductor technologies. As the report n...

As fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP) gains traction among semiconductor leaders like TSMC, Japanese companies—long known for their materials expertise—are stepping into the spotlight as well. Resonac, according to Nikkei and its press release, has announced JOINT3, a joint development fra...

Shortly after the TSMC 2nm leak involving former and current staff came to light, Taiwan’s High Prosecutors Office indicted three engineers on August 27 for misappropriating national core technology secrets. Prosecutors are seeking 7–14 year prison terms under national security and trade secret ...