CORRECTED: PM Kishida at chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

CORRECTED: PM Kishida at chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from R) is pictured with Rapidus Corp. Chairman Tetsuro Higashi on July 24, 2024, as he visits the construction site of a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, to be operated by a government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022. (Pool photo)

Tokyo Electron to merge with Applied Materials

Tokyo Electron to merge with Applied Materials

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuro Higashi (L), chairman and president of semiconductor manufacturing equipment maker Tokyo Electron Ltd., and Gary Dickerson, chief executive officer of California-based Applied Materials Inc., hold a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2013, to announce that the two companies will merge in the second half of 2014.

Tokyo Electron to merge with Applied Materials

Tokyo Electron to merge with Applied Materials

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuro Higashi (L), chairman and president of semiconductor manufacturing equipment maker Tokyo Electron Ltd., and Gary Dickerson, chief executive officer of California-based Applied Materials Inc., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2013. The two companies announced they will merge in the second half of 2014.

Tokyo Electron announces cancellation of merger with Applied Materials

Tokyo Electron announces cancellation of merger with Applied Materials

Tokyo Electron Ltd. Chairman, President and CEO Tetsuro Higashi announced on April 27, 2015 the cancellation of the chipmaking equipment maker's planned merger with global industry leader Applied Materials Inc. due to a dispute with the U.S. Justice Department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo