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Daikin tech helps cut China reliance for chipmaking material
Purifying process developed for mineral used in etching chemical, HCFC refrigerant
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Energy
Taiwan hit by widespread power outages
Two biggest cities and iPhone processor production hub affected
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Intel, TSMC and Samsung join forces on chip stacking technology
New consortium aims to set global standard for industry's next frontier
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Kioxia's chip production returns to normal after contamination
Operations at former Toshiba unit were paused at 2 flash memory plants in Japan
5G networks
China's 5G network to reach 2m base stations this year
Beijing envisions new mobile services in manufacturing, medicine and education
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Ukraine conflict puts chipmakers on alert over supply of key gases
TSMC, UMC and SK Hynix among those reviewing stockpiles and sources
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Toshiba, Rohm pursue power chip tech to cut energy loss in half
Denso also part of Japan's public-private effort to develop products by 2030
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Taiwan's UMC to build $5bn chip plant in Singapore
Plan comes as industry rushes to expand production amid supply crunch
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Intel bets on auto chips in foundry race with TSMC, Samsung
U.S. tech giant forecasts lower revenue, negative free cash flow in 2022
Business Spotlight
Chip talent war: Taiwan faces critical staffing shortage
Semiconductor giants hike salaries to lure island's dwindling number of graduates
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Taiwan takes aim at China with draft laws on chip sector espionage
'Economic espionage' would carry up to 12-year prison sentence
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Tsinghua Unigroup chairman out as chief of mobile chip unit
Zhao Weiguo replaced as former Chinese semiconductor champion restructures
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Intel to buy Israel's Tower Semiconductor for $5.4bn
Deal gives U.S. giant a stronger foothold in specialty chips
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TSMC lifts Japan chip plant investment, with Denso following Sony
Additional funding will help pay for 12-to-16-nm semiconductor line
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Construction of TSMC's U.S. chip plant delayed by labor crunch, COVID
Taiwan chip titan faces fight for workers as Intel also builds in Arizona
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Foxconn to build chip plant in India with local metals company
The joint venture supports Modi's plan for a domestic semiconductor ecosystem
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Chip backlogs stretch to 2 years, vexing Sony and electronics makers
Shipment delays cut into production of digital cameras, air conditioners
Materials
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to build chip cleaning agent fab in China
Global demand for semiconductors grows for 5G networks
Semiconductors
China's SMIC says domestic chip demand to offset oversupply risk
National tech champion posted record 2021 earnings, expects robust 2022
Business Spotlight
Collapse of Nvidia deal costs SoftBank an Arm and a leg
IPO could value chip designer at half what Masayoshi Son expected from sale, analysts say