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President Donald Trump’s administration pressed forward with plans to impose tariffs on semiconductor and pharmaceutical imports by initiating trade probes led by the Commerce Department. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/15/economy/trump-chips-drug-probes-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #pharmaceuticals #trade #us #republicans #donaldtrump #tariffs #tradewar #chipmakers

Trump initiates chips and drug probes, ahead of more tariffs

The moves, announced Monday in the Federal Register, are a precursor to imposing tariffs and threaten to broaden the president’s sweeping U.S. trade war.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times 1d ago

President Donald Trump pledged he will still apply tariffs to phones, computers and popular consumer electronics, downplaying a weekend exemption as a procedural step in his overall push to remake U.S. trade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/14/economy/trump-tariffs-electronics-walkback/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #tradewar #us #china #globaleconomy #chipmakers #tech

Trump warns tariffs are coming for electronics after reprieve

The American president downplayed a weekend exemption as a procedural step in his overall push to remake U.S. trade.

The Japan Times

techi 5d ago

Trump Warns TSMC of Full Tariff Without U.S. Expansion

#Trump #TSMC #ChipWar #Semiconductor #USChinaTechWar #TechNews #Huawei #USPolitics #AIChips #TechControversy #TrumpNews #TSMCFine #Chipmakers #USExpansion #TechIndustry

Read Full Article here :- https://www.techi.com/trump-warn-tsmc-full-tariff-without-us-expansion/

Trump Warns TSMC of Full Tariff Without U.S. Expansion

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump claimed to have warned the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, which has promised to construct fresh production

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The Japan Times Apr 4

Addressing bottlenecks in chipmaking is essential for economic security and requires public-private collaboration, including aimed at information sharing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/04/japan/semiconductor-supply-chain-critical-points/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #geoeconomicbriefing #chipmakers #tech #japaneseeconomy #economicsecurity

Identifying choke points in the semiconductor supply chain

Addressing bottlenecks in chipmaking is essential for Japan's economic security and requires public-private collaboration, including aimed at information sharing.

The Japan Times

Winbuzzer Apr 3

Intel and TSMC to Forge Joint Venture in Strategic Manufacturing Partnership

#Intel #TSMC #semiconductors #AIchips #USmanufacturing #chipmakers #IntelTSMC #siliconvalley #semiconductorindustry

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/04/03/intel-and-tsmc-forge-joint-venture-in-strategic-manufacturing-partnership-xcxwbn/

Alo Japan Apr 2

https://www.alojapan.com/1235108/rapidus-begins-pilot-production-of-2-nanometer-chips-in-hokkaido/ Rapidus begins pilot production of 2-nanometer chips in Hokkaido #AI. #chipmakers #Chitose #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #manufacturing #news #rapidus #Taiwan #tech #北海道 Government-backed Rapidus started pilot production of advanced chips in Hokkaido this week, taking Japan one step closer to its goal of a return to semiconductor-manufacturing leadership. The company announced Tuesday that its plant near New Chitose Airport is ready for test produc…

Rapidus begins pilot production of 2-nanometer chips in Hokkaido

Government-backed Rapidus started pilot production of advanced chips in Hokkaido this week, taking Japan one step closer to its goal of a return to semiconductor-manufacturing leadership.The company announced Tuesday that its plant near New Chitose Airport is ready for test production of next-generation 2-nanometer chips.Rapidus aims to mass produce those semiconductors — which are vital for advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and autonomous driving — in 2027.

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The Japan Times Apr 1

Japan’s state-backed chip venture Rapidus began test production of next-generation chips on Tuesday, an early but key step in the country’s efforts to make its own artificial intelligence components. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/01/companies/rapidus-test-production-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers #ai #taiwan

Japan’s Rapidus starts test production in AI chipmaking gamble

The 2-year-old company is gearing up to mass produce semiconductors using 2-nanometer processes in 2027.

The Japan Times

Alo Japan Apr 1

https://www.alojapan.com/1234270/japan-sees-data-center-driven-power-boom-in-hokkaido/ Japan sees data center-driven power boom in Hokkaido #chipmakers #DataCenters #electricity #energy #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #news #tech #北海道 Electricity demand in Hokkaido is expected to grow the fastest in the country, as the region prepares to roll out energy-intensive data centers and semiconductor chip-making plants. Annual power demand for Hokkaido is expected to increase by 1.2% on average into fiscal 2034, the Organization for Cross-Reg…

Japan sees data center-driven power boom in Hokkaido

Electricity demand in Hokkaido is expected to grow the fastest in the country, as the region prepares to roll out energy-intensive data centers and semiconductor chip-making plants. Annual power demand for Hokkaido is expected to increase by 1.2% on average into fiscal 2034, the Organization for Cross-Regional Coordination of Transmission Operators, or OCCTO, said in a report released on Wednesday. That compares with an average annual rise of 1.1% for the Tokyo area and 0.6% nationwide. The forecast is part of a growing consensus that Japan’s power demand — which had been in decline — is set to rise despite

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The Japan Times Mar 31

Japan is preparing as much as ¥802.5 billion in additional aid for chip startup Rapidus, a move that reflects Tokyo’s growing resolve to secure semiconductor supplies during a time of heightened U.S.-China tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/31/companies/japan-chip-startup-rapidus-more-aid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #chipmakers #rapidus #hokkaido #meti #investment