Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled a variety of new products while predicting that its flagship AI processors would help generate $1 trillion in sales through 2027. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/17/tech/nvidia-1-trillion-ai-chips-2027/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #nvidia #ai #tech #semiconductors #chipmakers
Nvidia expects to make $1 trillion from AI chips through 2027

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced plans to push deeper into central processing units — Intel’s home turf.

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Rohm shares surged 18%, the most in 26 years, after the Japanese chip parts maker said it had received an acquisition proposal from Denso. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/07/rohm-shares-soar-denso-bid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #denso #rohm #chipmakers #mergers #acquisitions
Rohm shares soar most since 2000 on Denso acquisition bid

Rohm shares surged 18%, the most in 26 years, after the Japanese chip parts maker said it had received an acquisition proposal from Denso.

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Japan's Rapidus receives another ¥267.6 billion in funding

The government now controls 11.5% of the chipmaker, and that figure reaches up to 40% if nonvoting shares are converted.

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South Korea’s equity benchmark has crossed a new milestone just a month after surpassing the once-unthinkable 5,000 mark, as surging global memory demand powers the country’s biggest chipmakers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/25/tech/memory-boom-south-korean-stocks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #samsung #skhynix #chipmakers #ai #stocks #tech #southkorea
Memory boom drives South Korean stocks’ breakthrough past 6,000 level

South Korea’s equity benchmark has crossed a new milestone just a month after surpassing the once-unthinkable 5,000 mark.

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The looming Taiwan chip disaster that Silicon Valley has long ignored

If China invades Taiwan and cuts off its chip exports to American companies, the tech industry and the U.S. economy would be crippled.

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