YOKOHAMA After a decade of development, Canon Inc. began selling lithography equipment for semiconductor production, hoping to reclaim a share in the market.
An acquisition by Japan Investment Corp (JIC), overseen by the powerful trade ministry, would be the latest in a series of increasingly muscular government moves to regain Japan s lost lead in advanced chip production.
Semiconductor materials maker JSR Corp s (4185.T) board will meet on Monday to discuss a potential multi-billion dollar buyout by a government-backed fund that would mark an acceleration of Japan s efforts to strengthen its chip industry.JSR s market capi
TOKYO :Japan stepped up efforts to bolster its chip industry on Monday, with a government-backed fund agreeing to buy semiconductor materials maker JSR Corp for about 909.3 billion yen ($6.4 billion).The move by Japan Investment Corp (JIC), overseen by the powerful trade ministry, is the latest in a series of