TAIPEI -- Leading chipmakers and packagers including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Intel have slowed the pace of their expansions in Japan and Malaysia due to lackluster demand for older chips and tariff uncertainties, Nikkei Asia has learned.
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TSMC, Intel and other top chipmakers slow Japan, Malaysia expansions
Deceleration driven by weak demand for older chips and Trump tariff concerns
TSMC's first chip plant in Japan, in Kumamoto. The facility's utilization rate is lower than expected due to sluggish demand for mature chips. (Photos by Mizuho Miyazaki)
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