Resource-poor Japan was girding for AI energy surge, but DeepSeek raised the stakes
TOKYO - Weeks after Japan revealed details of a landmark energy plan partly designed to keep up with an expected AI surge, ...
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Tokyo Electron to expand despite AI spending doubts
Tokyo Electron’s move to expand capacity with a plant in Miyagi Prefecture reflects demand from customers such as TSMC, ...
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SoftBank explores debt-heavy financing for $500 billion AI push
SoftBank and OpenAI’s push to build out tens of gigawatts of datacenter capacity has the potential to be the biggest rollout ...
Energy, Defense, AI Stocks in Focus in Japan With Ishiba in US
A heightened sense of risk and opportunity is building in Japanese markets on Friday as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ...
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Tokyo Electron Shares Drop After Chip Market Outlook Disappoints
(Bloomberg) -- Tokyo Electron Ltd. lowered its forecast for the silicon wafer market, adding to a mixed picture around elevated AI spending. Shares in the Japanese supplier to Taiwan Semiconductor ...
OpenAI partners with Korea’s Kakao after inking SoftBank Japanese JV
On the heels of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek making a huge splash in OpenAI's American backyard, OpenAI is expanding in Asia, ...
Tokyo tech IPO soars but Seoul deal tanks 10% in volatile Asian markets
South Korea's LG CNS shares fell from the initial public offering (IPO) price in their trading debut on Wednesday, after ...
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Tokyo Electron expects AI to fuel double-digit growth
Tokyo Electron forecast rising AI-related investment to drive the wafer fab equipment (WFE) market next fiscal year, targeting double-digit growth. In its fiscal Q3 2025 (ending 31 December) earnings ...
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Tokyo Electron Plans Expansion Despite AI Spending Doubts
Tokyo Electron Ltd. reaffirmed its annual outlook and outlined plans to build a ¥104 billion ($681 million) plant, suggesting it expects sustained AI spending. The company, one of a handful of ...