Japan PM Kishida to meet executives from top chip firms -sources
Reuters
23-05-17 02:18
Japan's Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, is meeting with executives from global tech firms including TSMC, Samsung, Intel, Micron, Applied Materials, IBM and IMEC to encourage them to boost investment in Japan's chip sector. The country is keen to reinvigorate the sector, which has seen Japan's global market share reduced to around 10% from around 50% in the late 1980s. TSMC is currently building a major factory in western Japan, while Samsung is said to be considering a chip packaging test in the country.