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Wednesday 15 July 2026
US becomes top helium source for Taiwan, South Korea and Japan as Qatari supply falters

The US has become the leading source of helium and other noble gases for Taiwan, South Korea and Japan as disruptions to Qatari production...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
Nvidia looks to Mitsubishi Heavy for cooling and power as Japan's AI buildout accelerates
Nvidia and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are weighing a partnership under which the Japanese industrial group would supply cooling systems and energy management equipment for the artificial-intelligence...
Tuesday 14 July 2026
UMC pushes into silicon photonics in Singapore to ride AI's connectivity crunch
United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) is moving into silicon photonics, positioning itself to address one of the defining bottlenecks in artificial-intelligence data centers: the speed...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
CPUs return to AI spotlight as agentic workloads reshape data center demand; Perplexity plans to adopt Nvidia's Vera
As AI workloads pivot toward emerging needs for systems that can perform tasks with a coordinated balance between speed and control, the hardware race is moving beyond GPUs. While...
Thursday 2 July 2026
Sovereign connectivity race accelerates: Japan readies subsidy for Rakuten-led satellite network

Japan is preparing to support a Rakuten-led low-Earth orbit satellite communications project, as the country looks to reduce reliance...

Wednesday 1 July 2026
China's chip material makers riding the AI boom close in on Japan

Chinese semiconductor material manufacturers are accelerating investments in advanced products as Beijing pushes for greater self-sufficiency,...

Wednesday 1 July 2026
Chinese battery makers reportedly shut out of Japan's cybersecurity certification

Chinese manufacturers of grid-connected battery storage systems have reportedly yet to obtain Japan's cybersecurity certification ahead...

Wednesday 1 July 2026
Japan launches US$6.2 billion AI initiative as SoftBank consortium targets physical AI leadership

Japan is making one of its largest AI investments to date, committing up to JPY1 trillion (approx. US$6.2 billion) to support a domestic...

Thursday 25 June 2026
Qualcomm pushes into data center chips with Dragonfly lineup and Meta deal, taking aim at Nvidia
Qualcomm used its June 24 investor day to unveil a data center chip portfolio and a multi-generation CPU agreement with Meta, a strategic bid to diversify beyond a shrinking smartphone...
Monday 22 June 2026
Toto reportedly bets bigger on semiconductor materials as AI pushes industry toward 1nm era

Japanese bathroom fixture maker Toto is deepening its commitment to the semiconductor industry, unveiling plans to invest JPY80 billion...

Friday 19 June 2026
Kioxia keeps NAND capex in check as AI inference reshapes SSD demand

Kioxia, one of the world's major NAND flash memory suppliers, is prioritizing long-term agreements (LTAs), BiCS migration, and domestic...

Thursday 18 June 2026
Japan lasers in on India's Assam state for chip and infrastructure corridor

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to visit Assam in northeastern India in early July 2026. According to Nikkei,...

Tuesday 16 June 2026
Rapidus signs UK chip pact in push for 2nm customers

Japan's Rapidus has signed a memorandum of understanding with the UK Semiconductor Centre, a government-backed body established in 2025...

Tuesday 9 June 2026
Expansion beyond SEA: VinFast-backed Green SM targets India's ride-hailing market
Vietnamese electric taxi operator Green SM has launched operations in India, marking its first expansion beyond Southeast Asia and opening a new front in one of the world's fastest-growing...
Wednesday 3 June 2026
MiniMax and Z.ai seek Shanghai listings as AI compute spending grows
MiniMax and Z.ai both plan to apply for listings in Shanghai's tech-focused STAR Market, months after the two AI companies successfully launched IPOs in Hong Kong's stock market in...