Kyocera to spend $470m on chip materials plant in Japan ◀read more  

Kyocera will invest 62 billion yen ($470 million) on a new plant for semiconductor-related components, the Japanese electronics manufacturer said Wednesday, building its first domestic production facility in two decades. (Shared from NIKKEI Asia) 

China seeks WTO review of chip export restrictions led by US ◀read more 

Beijing has called on the World Trade Organization to review restrictions on chip exports to China by the US, Japan and the Netherlands, saying they may have “violated” the trade body’s principles, according to state media. (Shared from SCMP) 

Qualcomm, Nvidia spar for top spot in AI chip efficiency tests ◀read more  

Artificial intelligence chips from Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) beat Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) in two out of three measures of power efficiency in a new set of test data published on Wednesday, while a Taiwanese startup bested both in one category. (Shared from Reuters)