According to a report from Reuters, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced the National Semiconductor Strategy on May 28th, which includes providing at least USD 5.3 billion in financial support and training 60,000 semiconductor engineers, aiming to make Malaysia a global chip hub. Over...

Sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment in Japan have been reportedly strong, with April 2024 witnessing the largest increase in sales in 17 months, continuing to surpass the JPY 300 billion mark and setting a new record for the highest monthly sales. The sales volume for the period from Janu...

According to a report from a Japanese media outlet The Daily Industrial News, it reported that Micron Technology plans to build a new plant in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, for the production of DRAM chips, aiming to begin operations as early as the end of 2027. The report estimates the total inve...

According to a report by Nikkei News, SK Hynix is considering expanding its investment to Japan and the US to increase HBM production and meet customer demand. Reportedly, the demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) is surging thanks to the AI boom. SK Group Chairman and CEO Chey Tae-won stated ...

According to Bloomberg, mega economies like the US and the EU have invested tens of billions of dollars in the research and mass production of next-generation semiconductors, and notably, this is only the initial amount of funding already received. Meanwhile, South Korea and Japan have also joine...