Japan's latest chip deal is a move in the right direction
Japan's government-backed fund's US$6 billion investment in a domestic tech company has raised eyebrows, as past investments have often been bailouts for struggling firms.
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Japan's government-backed fund's US$6 billion investment in a domestic tech company has raised eyebrows, as past investments have often been bailouts for struggling firms.
The company is rarely first to market, but when it does launch, it lays the groundwork for rivals to ride on its coattails.
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TSMC's decision to invest an unprecedented sum into US and Europe factories followed key clients such as Apple Inc. and Nvidia Corp. telling the chipmaker, either implicitly or explicitly, that they will buy from these new factories