Samsung slipped to third place in global top 20
April 18, 2024
According to Omdia's latest report the semiconductor industry experienced a downturn in the market, with 2023 revenues slipping 9% to USD 544 billion compared to 2022. This decline however follows two years of record growth – which only serves to illustrate the cyclical nature of the industry.
JDI completes the sale of Higashiura fab to Sony
April 16, 2024
Back in March last year, Japan Display Inc (JDI) announced that it was going to sell its Higashiura fab facilities. The company has now completed the sale of the former Higashiura fab facilities to Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (SCK).
Rapidus establishes subsidiary in Silicon Valley
April 15, 2024
Japanese chip manufacturer Rapidus is targeting the the lucrative US market by setting up a division in the backyard of some of the country's biggest tech firms.
Rapidus to receive $3.9bn in government subsidies
April 05, 2024
The Japanese government has pledged up to $3.9bn to help domestic chip maker Rapidus to better compete in the advanced semiconductor space.
Sony Semiconductor starts production at new Thai fab
April 02, 2024
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation has formally opened 'Building 4' at its Thai plant. The new facility will assemble image sensors and laser diodes for data centre applications.
Sony Semiconductor supply chain spin-off raises $20m
February 12, 2024
Sensos has closed a successful series A funding round to accelerate the development of its 'smart label' supply chain management solution.
Japan to spend $300m on public sector chip R&D centre
February 09, 2024
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has approved a huge grant to support the country's Leading-edge Semiconductor Technology Center (LSTC).
TSMC is now the world's largest chip maker by revenue
February 07, 2024
TSMC sales hit $69.3bn in 2023 to beat Intel and Samsung for the first time, says influential industry analyst.
TSMC to open its second Japanese plant in 2027
February 06, 2024
Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC will start construction of a new $13bn fab in Kumamoto, Japan, as it continues to off-shore its manufacturing base.
Sony to compete with Apple in the XR headset space
January 15, 2024
Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony has previewed a 'spatial content creation system' extended reality headset.
Japanese semiconductor veteran joins SemiFive
January 09, 2024
Semiconductor design partner SemiFive is being joined by semiconductor specialist, Tatsuo Noguchi. Noguchi previously served as a director at Toshiba and as a general manager at Sony Corporation.
Valens Semiconductor names new CFO
December 13, 2023
Valens Semiconductor, a provider of connectivity solutions for the audio-video and automotive markets, has appointed Guy Nathanzon as the Company's new Chief Financial Officer effective March 10, 2024.
TSMC considering third fab in Japan, running 3nm tech
November 28, 2023
The world's biggest semiconductor manufacturer is reportedly mulling a third fab in Japan, and according to people with insight the fab would make 3nm chips.
Raspberry Pi 5 rolls off production lines at Sony UK
November 14, 2023
The latest model of the UK's best-selling single-board computer, Raspberry Pi5, is rolling off the production lines at Sony UK Technology Centre (UK TEC) later this year.
Japanese government allocates $13bn to domestic chip sector
November 10, 2023
Japan's Economy Ministry is preparing a range of subsidies as it attempts to re-establish Japan as a global electronics leader.
Ansys and Sony Semiconductor team up on automative imaging
November 10, 2023
Ansys has developed a software interface compatible with Sony's sensor models, which lets manufacturers run virtual camera testing in a range of scenarios.
Arm Holdings takes a minority stake in Raspberry Pi
November 03, 2023
Arm has extended its long-term partnership with 'computing for everybody' pioneer Raspberry Pi by making a new strategic investment.
Japan is looking to revitalise its semiconductor industry
October 31, 2023
Japan flexes its advantages in semiconductor upstream equipment and raw materials, and unveils strategic progress of key players in Kyushu, Tohoku, and Hokkaido, says TrendForce
Denso to invest $3.3B to expand its chip buisness
October 26, 2023
Japanese automotive supplier Denso is reportedly planning to invest some JPY 500 billion (USD 3.3 billion) to triple the size of its chip business by 2035.
Powerchip targets Japanese JV to boost chip production
July 24, 2023
Taiwan chipmaker Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing says it wants to set up a new JV in Japan, which it will list in 'five to seven years'.
Sony restructures in Japan, shutters factory in Kosai
July 03, 2023
Japanese electronics company Sony Corporation says that it will further strengthen its domestic manufacturing operations through realignment.
IBM and Tokyo University have just booted up their quantum computer
June 16, 2023
The IBM Quantum System One is now operational for researchers across Japan.
Raspberry Pi receives investment from Sony Semiconductor
April 12, 2023
Sony Semiconductor Solutions (SSS) says that the company will make a strategic investment in Raspberry Pi Ltd.
Who spends the most on semiconductors?
February 07, 2023
Unsurprisingly, we find several major OEM manufacturers of PCs and smartphones among the biggest semiconductor buyers.
Sony looks at Japan for new sensor factory
December 21, 2022
Sony is said to invest USD 5.8 billion in a new smartphone sensor factory.
Consumer budgets shrink, OLED TV shipments expected to decline
October 19, 2022
According to TrendForce investigations, global TV shipments in 3Q22 reached 51.39 million units, growing 12.4% QoQ and falling 2.1% YoY.
LED video wall market to reach $431 million in 2022
October 17, 2022
The global LED video wall market for virtual production applications in 2021 was worth approximately US$283 million, an annual increase of 136% (+136% YoY), according to TrendForce.
CMOS image sensors stall in ‘perfect storm’ of 2022
September 16, 2022
Optoelectronics’ biggest product category is expected to suffer its first sales decline in 13 years because of a smartphone slump, low camera growth in handsets, and weak global economy, says update report
Total 2Q22 NAND flash revenue increases 1.1% QoQ
September 02, 2022
According to TrendForce research, NAND Flash contract pricing increased by approximately 3-8% in 2Q22 due to Kioxia’s raw material contamination incident.
Japan’s next chip challenge: finding engineers
June 29, 2022
Japan, along with a number of companies, has invested a lot to build up the country’s domestic chip industry. The next challenge is to find a multitude of engineers to run and operate it.
Strong growth in wafer capacity for image sensors expected
June 13, 2022
Global installed capacity for image sensors was one million 200mm-equivalent wafers per month at the end of 2021. According to a new Global Wafer Capacity 2022 report from Knometa Research, image sensor capacity is forecasted to increase by 13% in 2022.
Sony targets space communications with new company
June 07, 2022
The Japanese electronics giant has – via its Sony Corporation of America (SCA) subsidiary – formed a new company, Sony Space Communications Corporation (SSC), to conduct space optical communications.
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