ASML expands Japan workforce to 700 to support Rapidus 2nm and TSMC fabs
The Dutch lithography supplier plans a 40% headcount increase by 2030 to install and maintain EUV equipment for cutting-edge…
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Every EAB briefing filed under the Economic Security policy tag, newest first. 458 briefings.
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FANUC widens CRX cobot palletizing to 40 kg as food plants automate heavy cases
A high-flow pneumatic upgrade pushes the CRX-30iA into washdown packaging lines, lifting collaborative capacity as the hygienic…
HD Hyundai inspects Thoothukudi site for greenfield shipyard in India
A South Korean technical delegation assessed waterfront land in Tamil Nadu as domestic dock saturation drives overseas expansion.
KEPCO seeks $18 billion advance power bill payment from Samsung and SK hynix
The state utility wants five years of electricity fees paid upfront to fund transmission lines for the Yongin semiconductor…
US 100% drone tariffs take effect as Chinese hardware faces border wallMembers
The Section 232 duties penalize heavy and thermal-equipped unmanned aircraft while granting a 15% rate to allied suppliers in…
POSCO Chairman Urges Australia Critical Minerals Alliance to Diversify SupplyMembers
Chang In-hwa proposed pairing Australian raw materials with South Korean refining during a bilateral summit in Adelaide as POSCO…
Hungary halts CATL and BYD plant work as environmental rules tighten
Worker nickel exposure at Debrecen and toxic soil probes in Szeged disrupt Beijing's European EV supply chain after Hungary's…
Hanwha Ocean Wins $1.2B Yang Ming Order for Six LNG Container Ships
Taiwan's Yang Ming Marine Transport contracted six 13,000-TEU LNG dual-fuel boxships from the South Korean builder for delivery…
Skytech opens TSMC-backed advanced process lab to speed chip tool verification
The joint Taiwan facility focuses on thin-film deposition tools, film modification techniques and chemical precursor screening…
Bigwave Robotics partners with automation suppliers to scale US physical AI
South Korean robotics platform integrator forms commercial alliances with FANUC, Rockwell Automation and Rainbow Robotics to…
CATL Jianxiawo lithium mine faces output cuts as China pulls environmental permit
Yichun regulators revoked the environmental acceptance notice for China's largest lepidolite mine, leaving operations idle and…
Korean tool makers advance high-k ALD platforms for sub-10nm 3D DRAM fabs
State-backed R&D programs and fab equipment vendors target ultra-thin capacitor films with dielectric constants above 100 for…
Japan accelerates grants for rare-earth-reduced robot motor magnets under economic security act
METI enforces tightened supply-plan standards for heavy-rare-earth substitution and drive-motor manufacturing lines across…
China permanent magnet controls squeeze motor supply as alloy research stallsMembers
Export licensing and refining bottlenecks keep electric drive makers tied to standard rare-earth grades despite laboratory trials…
China RV reducer makers expand heavy-duty robot market share as national testing standards take hold
Chinese gear manufacturers push domestic substitution in 6-axis articulated robot joints past 80% using unified precision…
Korean battery equipment makers deploy vision robots to cut cell stacking time
Assembly lines adopt real-time optical alignment to eliminate electrode defects and lower unit cycle times across pouch cell…
Korean battery makers deploy directional venting to block thermal runaway in EV and ESS packs
LG Energy Solution and Samsung SDI are integrating proprietary gas-release vents and thermal barriers into mass-production cells…
TSMC and Japanese Auto Suppliers Scale 28nm BCD Power Chip ProductionMembers
Automotive suppliers integrate high-voltage power management silicon into domestic 300mm foundry lines to secure electrified…
China tightens dual-use export screening on aerospace titanium powders and tooling
Prior licensing rules covering spherical alloy powders and bonding equipment force Western aerospace contractors to audit Tier 2…
Kansai Electric expands virtual power plant dispatch as late summer heat tests factory grids
Utility-scale battery systems and automated industrial demand response balance western Japan manufacturing corridors during peak…
Korean shipyards pitch hybrid electric frigates across Southeast Asia
Naval builders combine gas turbines and electric drives to cut radiated noise as Manila expands its surface combatant fleet.
Chinese chipmakers ramp real-time Ethernet SoCs for industrial robot controllers
Integrated EtherCAT silicon from GigaDevice, HPMicro and Nations Technologies replaces imported controllers, cutting board size…
Sumitomo Chemical shifts aramid separator lines to Korea as battery thermal rules tighten
The Japanese chemical maker completed the consolidation of its PERVIO coating capacity at subsidiary SSLM in Daegu to supply…
South Korean toolmakers advance glass substrate TGV laser drillers to volume lines
Philoptics, EO Technics and LG Electronics deploy laser drilling tools as packaging makers validate glass cores for AI chiplets.