JASM, TSMC’s Japan subsidiary, plans to build a second wafer fab in Kumamoto. The firm states that construction will begin in 2025, possibly later than the initially stated first quarter. Despite this, production is still set to start by the end of 2027, according to RKK Kumamoto Broadcasting and Kumamotonichinichi Shimbun.
FocalTech Systems exceeded fourth-quarter revenue expectations, buoyed by record shipments of OLED touch chips as the technology gains traction across devices from smartphones to tablets.
Taiwan-based internet data center (IDC) service provider Chief Telecom sees promising prospects in edge AI development, particularly thanks to the rise of DeepSeek, as AI applications continue to emerge rapidly.