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CHIPMAKERS

The release of Moonshot¡¯s Kimi K3 model upended assumptions that Chinese AI capabilities were meaningfully behind U.S. leaders such as OpenAI and Anthropic.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 23, 2026
White House official says Moonshot accessed banned Nvidia chips
The official claimed the Chinese company violated U.S. export control rules and companies¡¯ terms of service to build its product.
Senior politicians and technology company representatives pose for photographs after a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony during a public briefing on the development vision for advanced industry in South Korea's southwestern region, in Gwangju, South Korea, on June 30.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2026
Power and water needs test South Korea¡¯s push to build AI chip hub
South Korea has said it wants to establish a new semiconductor hub in its southwest within four years, but local opposition to the project's massive power and water needs is set to be among its biggest obstacles.
Wendell Huang, chief financial officer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., speaks to the media following a news conference in Taipei on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 20, 2026
TSMC¡¯s $265 billion U.S. spend driven by demand and rivals, CFO says
The company, fresh off reporting expectation-beating sales and profit and increasing its growth forecasts, still sees challenges in fulfilling all customer orders.
Kei Uruma, chief executive officer of Mitsubishi Electric, says his firm aims to reach a deal by September with rivals Toshiba and Rohm to combine their power semiconductor operations.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 19, 2026
Mitsubishi Electric eyes power-chip merger with Rohm and Toshiba
The move would consolidate three of the world¡¯s top suppliers of a growing segment of the electronics supply chain.
Kioxia overtook auto giant Toyota in market cap value in mid-June, but its ranking has since dropped to the fourth-largest Japanese company, as traders grow more critical over artificial intelligence.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2026
Chipmaker Kioxia¡¯s market value halves from peak on AI selloff
Investors are more closely scrutinizing global chipmakers as they question whether the payoff from AI spending can justify lofty valuations.
Hironobu Tamba, president of Noetra
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2026
Japan to buy Nvidia Rubin chips to build an AI for robots
The Noetra initiative is part of a series of efforts by the government to lower its reliance on foreign technology and bolster national security.
The Kioxia chipmaker factory for artificial intelligence data centers in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 15, 2026
AI ignites ¡®ignored sector¡¯ for Japan chipmaker Kioxia
The global race to build artificial intelligence data centers has upped business for chipmakers, creating shortages and sending prices soaring for memory components in particular.
Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group (center), and Kwak Noh-jung, president and CEO of SK Hynix (center left), and Koh Seung-beom, chairman of SK Hynix Inc. (center right), ring the opening bell during the company's initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on Friday.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Jul 11, 2026
SK Hynix debut is a bet that AI breaks boom-and-bust chip cycle
South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix just pulled off the largest public listing by a foreign company in U.S. market history.
Since their listing in 2024, Kioxia¡¯s shares have surged on runaway demand for AI memory chips.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2026
Bain Capital exits Kioxia after chip deal yields big returns
A global spending spree on AI catapulted Kioxia¡¯s shares more than 4,800% from their debut, transforming the chipmaker into one of Japan¡¯s most valuable companies.
China had previously restricted the import of Nvidia's H200 chips on concerns that a flood of American-designed AI processors would hinder the government¡¯s long-held goal of developing an indigenous chip industry.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 9, 2026
Beijing to let Chinese AI companies buy Nvidia H200 chips
The companies need to say how many chips they need ¡ª and why ¡ª to get approval.
Rapidus plans to sell its advanced 2-nanometer chips at around the same price as those already mass-produced by TSMC, the world's largest chip foundry.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2026
Rapidus to match TSMC on 2-nanometer chip pricing, Japan firm¡¯s president says
The Taiwanese maker¡¯s chips are expected to be sold at around ?3 million to ?3.5 million per silicon wafer.
Dutch-headquartered Nexperia, owned by China's Wingtech Technology, is locked in a dispute with its ?Chinese parent over ?control and governance after Dutch authorities intervened in late 2025 ?over national security concerns.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2026
Netherlands looks to move past Nexperia dispute with China, Dutch minister says
Both countries are cooperating ¡°extremely well¡± to resolve the dispute, Dutch Trade Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma said during a visit to Beijing.
DeepSeek is designing its own chip for inference, the stage of artificial intelligence computing in which a trained model generates responses for users, ?sources said.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 8, 2026
China¡¯s DeepSeek developing its own AI chip, sources say
If successful, DeepSeek¡¯s expansion into semiconductor development would mark a major strategic shift for a company widely hailed in China as the country¡¯s AI ?champion.
Samsung reported preliminary operating income of 89.4 trillion South Korean won ($58 billion) in the three months through June, dwarfing its performance for all of 2025.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 7, 2026
Samsung¡¯s soaring profit fails to lift shares after AI rally
Samsung¡¯s shares have underperformed rival those of SK Hynix, which is more focused on high-end memory geared for AI¡¯s computation needs.
Choi Seung-ho, union leader at Samsung Electronics in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, in June. Cho secured a staggering windfall for semiconductor workers who were promised bonuses of roughly $400,000 this year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 6, 2026
Millennial Samsung union leader¡¯s $26 billion bonus victory turns to bitterness
South Korea¡¯s artificial intelligence gold rush has both emboldened a new generation of Korean tech workers and created new divisions among them.
Micron Technology¡¯s factory in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 4, 2026
Micron breaks ground on $9 billion western Japan plant expansion
The U.S. company is building the facility to make chips such as high-bandwidth memory crucial for AI processors.
Hiroo Ota (center left), CEO of Kioxia Holdings, and others unveil Kioxia's new 3D flash memory chip at its Kitakami plant in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 3, 2026
Kioxia ships samples of new flash memory for AI data centers
The Tokyo-based chipmaker¡¯s latest high-density 3D flash memory chips aim to better meet AI data center needs with better efficiency and transmission speeds.
Apple MacBook Neo laptop computers
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2026
Apple seeks to buy Chinese-made memory chips by lobbying U.S.
The iPhone maker wants to reduce the impact of a global memory shortage that¡¯s forced it to raise prices across its product line.
Officials from tech companies and South Korea¡¯s government after a public briefing on the development vision for advanced industry in Gwangju on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 1, 2026
Samsung and SK Hynix¡¯s mega South Korea chips gamble tests optimism of AI cycle
The tech giants won praise from President Lee Jae Myung after throwing their weight behind the government¡¯s semiconductor push.
The raiding of Super Micro Computer?offices and several of its local affiliates mark an expansion of Taiwan¡¯s first public crackdown on artificial intelligence chip diversion after years of pressure from Washington.
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2026
Taiwan raids Super Micro in widening China chip smuggling probe
The raids mark an expansion of Taiwan¡¯s first public crackdown on artificial intelligence chip diversion after years of pressure from Washington.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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