TOKYO -- Japanese chipmaking equipment makers are building new factories at home, looking beyond a slump in chip demand to the arrival of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and the electric-vehicle age.
Industry sees recovery down the road from current slump

V Technology begins full-fledged operations at its new Yokosuka plant Nov. 15. (Photo courtesy of V Technology)
TOKYO -- Japanese chipmaking equipment makers are building new factories at home, looking beyond a slump in chip demand to the arrival of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and the electric-vehicle age.