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Semiconductor Japan

Reporting on Japan's chip materials, equipment makers, packaging supply chains, fabs and policy support across the semiconductor stack.

Semiconductor Japan
Semiconductor Japan

CXMT's listing accelerates China's memory self-sufficiency, bringing opportunities and challenges for Japanese semiconductor equipment makers.

The IPO of Chinese DRAM manufacturer ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) marks the acceleration of its memory self-sufficiency strategy. Against the backdrop of global technology decoupling, Japanese semiconductor equipment and materials suppliers face a dual situation of short-term order growth and long-term substitution.

Kenji Tanaka2 min read
Semiconductor Japan

Japanese semiconductor equipment makers accelerate AI transformation under export controls: industrial restructuring behind 10% decline in sales to China

Japanese semiconductor equipment giant Tokyo Electron and other companies saw their sales in China drop by 10% due to export restrictions, but AI-driven growth made up for the shortfall, marking a shift in Japan's semiconductor industry from geopolitical risks to a new technological pillar.

Takumi Kobayashi2 min read
Semiconductor Japan

Why is Japan’s manufacturing industry under pressure in global competition: the threefold challenge of AI, chips, and the restructuring of high-end manufacturing

A deep-dive analysis based on CGTN materials: looking at AI penetration, power semiconductors, the exit of complete-machine manufacturers, and supply-chain restructuring to understand why Japanese manufacturing has lost some of its traditional advantages, and what this means for Japan’s industrial upgrading and global technology competition.

Takumi Kobayashi6 min read