As back-end processes take on a larger role in the AI chip era, advanced packaging equipment is rising in strategic importance. According to Hankyung, leading chip equipment makers—including ASML, Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron (TEL), and Lam Research—are moving decisively into the advanced p...

Rising memory prices are expected to lift production and drive stronger demand for chipmaking equipment. According to Nikkei, Toshiki Kawai, president of Tokyo Electron, said the wider adoption of AI is boosting chip demand, prompting memory makers to ramp up equipment purchases from 2026. As a resu...

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...