TOKYO -- Only three of the seven semiconductor plants that companies built or bought in Japan in fiscal 2023 and 2024 have begun mass production as of April, reflecting a slow recovery in demand for chips used in applications other than artificial intelligence.
Semiconductors
Half of Japan's new chip fabs still shy of mass production
Renesas, Rohm and Kioxia await demand recovery for non-AI semiconductors
Demand for semiconductors for smartphones and other devices has been sluggish. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
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