Chip

A corporate database revealed on Monday that China has invested over $47 billion in the nation’s largest-ever chip investment fund, reflecting Beijing’s goal of becoming self-sufficient in the vital field of semiconductor manufacturing. Semiconductors are an...

The Biden administration has announced plans to cut off more exports of advanced chips to China. They aim to close loopholes that became apparent after the US announced export restrictions on chips last October. The curbs...

Following talks with some of the world’s largest chipmakers, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday that Micron will invest $3.6 billion in Japan to create next-generation semiconductors. Kishida is attempting to boost the domestic chip sector...

To date, Infineon Technologies AG has sold 1.5 billion security chips with its awarded Integrity Guard technology. Infineon provides robust solutions for enabling the protection of today and tomorrow’s government-issued electronic ID documents like passports from...

News Hour: Toshiba Corp may not seal a $17.5 billion deal to sell its memory chip unit by a self-imposed Aug. 31 deadline due to disagreements over details of an offer by the bidders, people familiar...

News Hour: Western Digital Corp has sought international arbitration to stop partner Toshiba Corp from selling its chips arm without its consent, potentially derailing a much-needed capital injection for the Japanese conglomerate. The two companies jointly...

News Hour: U.S. private equity firm Silver Lake Partners LP and U.S. chipmaker Broadcom Ltd have offered Toshiba Corp about 2 trillion yen ($17.9 billion) for its chip unit, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday....

News Hour: Micron Technology Inc forecast current-quarter revenue and profit far ahead of analysts’ estimates as prices for memory chips climb amid tight supplies and demand surges for storage chips used in smartphones. Shares of the...