Taiwanese prosecutors charged Tokyo Electron Ltd for failing to prevent staff from allegedly stealing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co trade secrets.

TL;DR: TSMC is full-steam ahead with its 2nd semiconductor fab in Japan, going against new reports from Japanese media that it would be delayed. TSMC plans for its 2nd fab in Japan remain unchanged, ...

Tokyo Electron’s Taiwan unit has been accused of violating Taiwan’s National Security Act and Trade Secrets Act. Prosecutors ...

Tokyo Electron's Taiwan unit was charged by Taiwan prosecutors for failing to prevent the theft of TSMC trade secrets.

TL;DR: TSMC has begun mass production at its first fab in Japan, focusing on 12nm to 28nm logic chips for cars and image sensors. The Japanese government, aiming to strengthen its semiconductor ...

Taiwan’s TSMC plans to delay its chip plant project in Japan and prioritize operations in the United States to avoid tariffs imposed by President Trump, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

There’s no sugarcoating that what Japan’s Rapidus Corp. is trying to do requires the same kind of technical precision, and government support, as the Apollo missions.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Chief Executive Officer C. C. Wei blamed worsening traffic snarls for delays in expanding its base in southwestern Japan, even while a parallel US effort races ...

While Samsung’s much-hyped Texas fab is still sitting around looking pretty, struggling to find buyers, TSMC is bulldozing ahead with its American chip-building binge. TSMC is delaying construction of ...

The country once led the world in semiconductors and electronics, but over the years it fell behind Taiwan, South Korea and ...

The lifeblood of Silicon Valley — advanced microchips — pumps from a science park on Taiwan's west coast, mostly from TSMC, ...

Industry sources indicate that while the Japanese government maintains high expectations for Rapidus, contingency plans are being developed. Recently appointed Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's new Prime ...