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30.08.25 - 11:24
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Japan PM Ishiba, India′s Modi Visit Northeastern Chip Plant (Nippon)
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Taiwa, Miyagi Pref., Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, on Saturday inspected a plant run by a unit of chipmaking equipment maker Tokyo Electron Ltd. in northeastern Japan. At the plant of Tokyo Electron Miyagi Ltd. in the town of Taiwa, Miyagi Prefecture, the two leaders observed semiconductor equipment to be delivered to......
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27.08.25 - 19:06
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Ex-Worker of Tokyo Electron Taiwan Unit Indicted over Data Theft (Nippon)
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Taipei, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)--Taiwanese prosecutors announced on Wednesday the indictment of a former employee of a Taiwanese unit of Tokyo Electron Ltd. and two other people in a case in which confidential information of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. was illegally obtained. They allegedly violated Taiwan's security law, according to the Intellectual Property Branch of the Taiwan H......
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26.08.25 - 04:24
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Japan′s niche chip gear makers left out of Nvidia boom, Marumae CEO says (SCMP)
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Prices are rising across Japan, but not for the components of chipmaking gear. Tokyo Electron supplier Marumae is seeking out deals to change that.
Many Japanese makers of vacuum parts found in chip tools have yet to reap gains from an artificial intelligence boom that is spurring billions of dollars of spending on Nvidia chips and other hardware, according to Marumae president Toshikazu Maeda.
That is because such manufacturers are fighting with dozens of other companies in Japan that......
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18.08.25 - 04:06
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Weekly news roundup: Apple′s US$599 MacBook, China′s HBM3 breakthrough, and TSMC 2nm leak update (Digitimes)
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Below are the top DIGITIMES Asia stories from August 11 to 17, 2025. Leading the headlines: Apple is preparing to launch a US$599 MacBook, with mass production of key components expected by the end of 2025. China's leading DRAM manufacturer has begun domestic production of HBM3 chips, with samples already sent to Huawei for final validation. Meanwhile, a reported leak of TSMC's 2nm technology involving employees from TSMC and Tokyo Electron (TEL) sparked espionage concerns but appears less severe after further investigation....
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07.08.25 - 10:06
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Tokyo Electron fires Taiwan employee tied to TSMC leak (Digitimes)
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Tokyo Electron (TEL), Japan's leading semiconductor equipment maker, announced on August 7 2025 that it has fired an employee at its Taiwan subsidiary over alleged involvement in a case tied to the unauthorized acquisition of confidential information from TSMC....
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07.08.25 - 09:06
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Ex-Tokyo Electron Subsidiary Worker Linked to Data Theft (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japanese chipmaking equipment maker Tokyo Electron Ltd. said Thursday that a former employee of its Taiwanese subsidiary was involved in the illegal acquisition of confidential information of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. The employee has been dismissed. Tokyo Electron said that no evidence of information leaks to third parties has been found. The comp......
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06.08.25 - 05:06
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TSMC′s 2nm leak: usual suspects and smoke screens galore (Digitimes)
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A recent incident involving employees from TSMC and Japan's Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL) has sparked a Taiwanese investigation into a possible breach of national security-level semiconductor technology. But beyond the headlines, a more pressing question emerges: was this an act of deliberate espionage, or a symptom of internal security complacency within one of the world's most advanced chipmakers?...
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