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Japan picks Tenstorrent to train engineers in leading-edge AI
Japan picks Tenstorrent to train engineers in leading-edge AI
Startups |
AI chip developer Tenstorrent (Toronto, Canada) has been commissioned by the Japanese government to provide five-years of training in leading-edge…
Japan plans bond issue to support Rapidus
Japan plans bond issue to support Rapidus
News |
The Japanese government is planning a bond issue to provide funds to support its chip sector, including the recently formed…
India’s chip market set to surpass those of Europe, Japan
India’s chip market set to surpass those of Europe, Japan
Market news |
The Indian chip market is likely to be larger than that of Japan and of Europe in 2024 to judge…
UL opens battery enclosure material screening laboratory in Japan
UL opens battery enclosure material screening laboratory in Japan
Business news |
New UL laboratory will help the automotive industry in the region develop lighter and safer battery enclosures — a critical…

Interview: Henri Richard on Rapidus, experience and ecosystem
Interview: Henri Richard on Rapidus, experience and ecosystem
Interviews |
eeNews Europe spoke with semiconductor veteran Henri Richard who has recently been appointed general manager of Rapidus Design Solutions Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.). Rapidus Design Solutions is the US arm…
Rapidus opens sales office in Silicon Valley
Rapidus opens sales office in Silicon Valley
Business news |
Japan’s advanced logic foundry Rapidus Corp. has formed a US subsidiary, Rapidus Design Solutions (RDS), and appointed Henri Richard as general manager. Rapidus Design Solutions is located in Santa Clara,…
TSMC tips second Japan wafer fab as Toyota joins team
TSMC tips second Japan wafer fab as Toyota joins team
Business news |
The wafer fab joint venture between TSMC, Sony and Denso in Kumamoto prefecture known as JASM (Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing) has recruted Toyota and announced plans to build a second…
PSMC selects Miyagi site for Japanese wafer fab
PSMC selects Miyagi site for Japanese wafer fab
Business news |
Taiwanese foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (PSMC) has selected the Miyagi prefecture as the location for a 300mm wafer fab that could be in operation in 2026. It was revealed…
Rapidus breaks ground on 2nm fab, goes on hiring spree
Rapidus breaks ground on 2nm fab, goes on hiring spree
News |
Japanese government-backed startup Rapidus Corp. has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its 2nm wafer fab at Chitose in Hokkaido. Rapidus was founded with support of a consortium of eight major…
Japan plans to ‘nationalize’ chip materials leader JSR
Japan plans to ‘nationalize’ chip materials leader JSR
News |
JSR Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) has revealed a plan for government-backed Japan Investment Corp. to buy the semiconductor materials company for about US$6.3 billion. Japan Investment Corp. plans to offer shareholders…
Micron to make 1-gamma DRAMs in Japan, Taiwan
Micron to make 1-gamma DRAMs in Japan, Taiwan
News |
Micron has said it will spend 500 billion yen (about US$3.6 billion) over the next few years bringing 1γ (1-gamma) DRAM process technology to its wafer fab in Hiroshima, Japan.
Japan adds to chipmaking equipment export restrictions
Japan adds to chipmaking equipment export restrictions
News |
As expected, Japan has followed the Netherlands in enacting a US call for export controls on equipment capable of making sub-14nm integrated circuits, in a move that will limit China’s…
LTE-M module fully certified in Japan
LTE-M module fully certified in Japan
Business news |
The SARA-R5 LTE-M module provides integrated GNSS and end-to-end IoT security and runs on all Japanese LTE-M networks.


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