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Apr 12, 2021 HSINCHU, Taiwan – Chuang Cheng-deng’s modest rice farm is a stone’s throw from the nerve center of Taiwan’s computer chip industry, whose products power a huge share of the world’s iPhones and other gadgets. This year, Chuang is paying the price for his high-tech neighbors’ economic importance. Gripped by drought and scrambling to save water for homes and factories, Taiwan has shut off irrigation across tens of thousands of acres of farmland. Authorities are compensating growers for the lost income. But Chuang, 55, worries that the thwarted harvest will drive...

Renesas plans chip output in Ehime after fire at main plant Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Renesas was the second-largest provider of microcontrollers — chip products installed in vehicles to control power units and other devices — in 2020 with a 17.0% global market share | REUTERS Kyodo Apr 6, 2021 Major chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp. is considering undertaking some semiconductor production at a plant in Ehime Prefecture following a fire in ...

Apr 1, 2021 Japan’s Kioxia Holdings Corp. is focused on pursuing an initial public offering as soon as this summer, rather than engaging with potential foreign acquirers and navigating foreign regulatory approvals, according to four people familiar with the matter. The maker of memory chips sees an IPO as the most promising route to realizing value for shareholders, including Toshiba Corp. and Bain Capital, said the people, asking not to be named because the deliberations are private. Their comments came after the Wall Street Journal reported Micron Technology Inc. and Western Digi...

Mar 12, 2021 As the global chip shortage disrupts industries from home electronics to autos, a few small Japanese suppliers are stepping in to meeting the ballooning demand. Staying at home during the pandemic is fueling increased purchases of laptops, smartphones and games, which in turn has led to a shortage of semiconductors used in other industries. Large automakers have been forced to cut production — globally, the sector could lose $60 billion in sales in 2021 as a result, according to IHS Markit. “Chip suppliers are doing well because orders of automotive and large househo...

Chipmakers like Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will need a couple of weeks to resume production in Texas after shutdowns caused by severe weather, and customers could face knock-on effects in several months' time, a representative of a trade body said.