Japan’s chipmaking expansion faces delay as market demand slows
Japan’s push to revive its semiconductor manufacturing is hitting speed bumps as major manufacturers expressed cautiousness over operation or expansion amid weak demand outside of AI.
As shifting tariffs and geopolitical tensions reshape the global tech landscape, Taiwan-based WPG Holdings — Asia’s largest semiconductor distributor — is adapting by rebalancing its traditional business model. In response to clients’ urgent inventory buildup and manufacturing migration out of China, the company is simultaneously accelerating its transformation into a tech-enabled logistics provider through its “Logistics-as-a-Service” (LaaS) platform.
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