Global semiconductor investment dips for first time in 4 years

Intel, TSMC and Micron grow cautious amid Chinese economic slowdown

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This year's drop in chip investment is the largest in a decade. © Reuters

RYO MUKANO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Investment by 10 of the world's top chip manufacturers is slated to fall 16% on the year to $122 billion in fiscal 2023 as the push for capacity expansion gives way to concerns over the Chinese economy and a supply glut.

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