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AI & Enterprise
AI data centres revive HDDs as Toshiba invests 60 billion yen in Philippines
Toshiba will expand its HDD production facilities in the Philippines as demand for large-capacity storage surges with the expansion of AI data centres. The company plans to invest about 60 billion yen and aims to nearly double annual production capacity for AI and cloud HDDs by fiscal 2027, compared with fiscal 2025 on a storage-capacity basis. Toshiba also plans higher-capacity products and broader automation to cut staffing needs and raise yields.
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.
AI & Enterprise
SKT forms AI fund with Japan\'s NTT, steps up Korea-Japan economic cooperation
SK Telecom said it will form a joint fund with Japan\'s NTT and Taiwan\'s Chunghwa Telecom to invest in next-generation AI technology. The IOWN AI Fund is expected to be worth $500 million, about 760 billion won. The companies plan to set up fund manager Catalight Capital with bases in Silicon Valley and East Asia. The fund will invest in startups across AI infrastructure, semiconductors, services and optical communications.
