Amkor Technology, the US-based semiconductor packaging and testing company, said it will close its Hakodate plant in northern Japan by December 2027, citing weak demand stemming from a slowdown in the global electric vehicle (EV) market. The factory, located in the town of Nanae in Hokkaido, specializes in packaging chips used in automobiles.
Micron is scheduled to begin construction on its planned New York state megafab site on January 16, 2026, advancing its US manufacturing expansion even as executives warn that new capacity will take years to meaningfully ease tight conditions in the global memory market.
Taiwan-based passive component maker Yageo said Japan’s Shibaura Electronics was officially delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange on January 13. Following the completion of the share consolidation, Yageo now holds 100% of the voting rights in Shibaura Electronics as of January 15.
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