Japan's chip traders see China opportunities in U.S. crackdown

Supply chain uncertainty creates need for middlemen with Chinese ties, analysts say

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Japanese chip trading companies like CoreStaff are strengthening supply chains in East Asia. (CoreStaff)

TSUYOSHI TAMEHIRO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese semiconductor distributors are looking to move deeper into the Chinese market, as U.S. export controls raise the difficulty level of cross-border chip transactions.

Restar, one of Japan's biggest chip traders, plans to introduce Taiwanese peer WPG Holdings' logistics management system at its sales company in Singapore as early as 2025, allowing it to see the supply capacity of chipmakers around the world in real time and connect them with customers.

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