Overseas Investors Drive Record Net Buying of Japanese Stocks in H1 2026 Overseas investors logged a record ¥9.7tn net purchase of Japanese stocks in the first half of 2026, driven …
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Singapore Seizes Mansion, Charges Suspects in Nvidia Chip Smuggling and Money Laundering
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiSingapore seizes mansion and charges suspects in probe of Nvidia chips smuggling Singapore seizes multimillion-dollar mansion and charges suspects with money laundering in probe into cross-border smuggling of Nvidia chips. …
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Ajinomoto urged to hike insulating film prices amid AI chip boom
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiAjinomoto Faces Investor Push to Raise Insulating Film Price Amid AI-Driven Chip Demand Ajinomoto insulating film price comes under investor pressure as activist Palliser urges the food maker to increase …
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Tokyo Electron predicts chip equipment will become pillar of Japan’s economy
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiTokyo Electron says it can outpace Chinese rivals as chips equipment demand lifts Japan’s industry Tokyo Electron confident it can keep a technological edge despite Chinese self-sufficiency drive, positioning semiconductor …
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Applied Materials opens $500 million Singapore campus to double AI chip production capacity
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiApplied Materials Singapore campus opens with $500 million investment to meet AI chip demand Applied Materials opens $500M Singapore campus to nearly double global production capacity, aiming to serve surging …
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MediaTek announces Intel partnership for advanced chip packaging alongside TSMC
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiMediaTek confirms Intel collaboration for advanced chip packaging alongside TSMC MediaTek teams with Intel for advanced chip packaging alongside TSMC, expanding options for AI-focused customers and boosting foundry competition for …
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Qualcomm launches Snapdragon C chip to power $300 AI-capable entry-level laptops
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiQualcomm Snapdragon C Platform Targets $300 Budget Laptops Qualcomm launches the Snapdragon C Platform aimed at $300 entry-level laptops, with Acer, HP and Lenovo partnering amid globally rising CPU and …
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SanDisk CTO warns memory-centric AI race will deepen global chip shortages
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiMemory chip shortage deepens as Sandisk CTO warns of a “memory‑centric” AI race Global demand for memory chips surges as AI growth drives a tight market; customers are actively seeking …
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Huawei chip breakthrough could eliminate need for EUV tools, says He Tingbo
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiHuawei chip breakthrough: He Tingbo says new design can reduce reliance on EUV tools He Tingbo says Huawei chip breakthrough can circumvent U.S. export controls and reduce dependence on EUV …
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Huawei chip breakthrough: company unveils new design approach to close gap with TSMC and Intel by 2031 Huawei says new chip design method aims to rival TSMC and Intel by …