An essential element in the fabrication of high performance semiconductor chips gets a boost in production from Ajinomoto Co., a Japanese company that makes Ajinomoto Build-Up Film (ABF).
At Amazon, the AWS portion of the business remains its most profitable. While other business units cut jobs, Amazon's cloud juggernaut expects to add staff to support its steady growth.
The U.S. isn't the only global region looking to bring semiconductor manufacturing in-house with the EU agreeing to pursue funding for chip manufacturing.