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U.S. chip stock selloff spreads to Asia, SoftBank slides 8 percent

Japanese technology shares fell sharply as a selloff in U.S. semiconductor stocks spread across Asia, CNBC reported on Thursday. SoftBank dropped 8.8 percent, while Tokyo Electron fell 9 percent and Advantest slid 9.4 percent. Kioxia sank more than 14 percent after a Texas federal jury found infringement of Viasat memory technology patents and ordered $229 million in damages. South Korean markets were shut for a holiday.

Industry

Bain Capital says Japanese chipmakers have reasons they cannot keep up with Samsung, SK hynix

Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are seen as maintaining a structural competitive edge over Japanese semiconductor companies even in the AI memory era, a Bain Capital executive said. Yuji Sugimoto (스기모토 유지), head of Bain Capital Japan, attributed their strength to chaebol-led top-down leadership and ownership structures that enable swift decisions on large-scale investment. He discussed Kioxia’s turnaround after Bain led a consortium buyout of Toshiba Memory.

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Synopsys to end semiconductor manufacturing process control software to focus resources on AI design

Synopsys will stop selling semiconductor manufacturing process control software, Reuters reported on July 7, citing six sources familiar with the matter. The move is part of an effort to focus resources on higher-margin businesses such as AI design. Synopsys notified about 10 chipmakers including Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, Kioxia and Corvo in April and May, and will not provide new versions while continuing maintenance obligations.