Mitsubishi invests in Japanese optical quantum startup OptQC
Size of investment has not been detailed
News - Asia Pacific, Charlotte Trueman, DatacenterDynamics
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AI chip startup Rebellions partners with ai& for Japanese AI infrastructure deployment
ai& looking to purchase up to 100 units of Rebellions’ RebelRack infrastructure
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IQM sells second quantum computer to Japan’s Toyo
The Spark system is expected to be operational in early 2027
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Fujitsu announces Monaka CPU and server will be available from November
Both the CPU and server have been developed and manufactured in Japan
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TSMC and Samsung commit to adopting ASML’s High NA EUV lithography tools by 2030
Companies will also be joined by Intel for 12-inch photomask industry initiative
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Fujitsu develops diamond-spin quantum computer that incorporates tin-vacancy centers
Company claims this approach provides benefits over traditional nitrogen-vacancy centers
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Diraq and Equinix to deploy first quantum computer inside an Australian commercial data center
System expected to be installed at Sydney site by October 2026
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Infleqtion supplies Japanese research team with QPU for neutral-atom quantum computer
Project forms part of Japan’s Quantum Moonshot program
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Nvidia and South Korean chip startup Rebellions discussing potential collaboration – report
Comes as chip giant denies claims it's been developing China-specific LPU
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DayOne partners with Cortical Labs, NUS Medicine, for deployment of Singapore’s first biological data center prototype
Deployment consists of 20-unit CL1 biological computing system
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Centuria Capital Group and ResetData sign 7MW capacity agreement with CDC Data Centres, secures $165m bridge facility with Macquarie Bank
GPUs for initial CDC deployment have been ordered, companies said
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Firebird.ai launches 300MW Nvidia-powered AI data center in Armenia
Company says it will deploy more than 70,000 Nvidia Rubin and Blackwell GPUs at the site
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Aussie AI cloud company Firmus raises $2bn via equity sale
Investors include Blackstone, Coatue, Nvidia, and Jane Street
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Foxconn subsidiary Visionbay.ai launches 5MW Nvidia-powered AI cluster in Taiwan
Company claims 90 percent capacity already in use
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Samsung's quarterly profit up 1,814% on last year, cites ongoing demand for memory
Company says its memory business set “an all-time high for quarterly revenue and operating profit” in Q2
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TSMC resumes production at Japanese fab following 7.1 magnitude earthquake
Chipmaker says all employees on site were evacuated and have been accounted for
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Nvidia employee detained in Taiwan as part of ongoing chip smuggling investigation
Unnamed suspect questioned following searches of his home and workplace
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Samsung and Broadcom announce plans to collaborate across memory, foundry, and packaging technologies
Companies estimate the partnership will be worth more than $200bn by end of decade
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Nvidia and SK Group announce $500bn AI agreement, includes 2GW of data center capacity
First AI factory slated to come online in 2027 alongside broader memory partnership
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TSMC announces additional $100bn investment in Arizona as chipmaker posts $40.2bn revenue for Q2 2026
Wei said “probably four more fabs will be built” in the US state
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Nvidia partners with Noetra for 140MW Vera Rubin cluster in Japan
The so-called AI Factory will support the Japanese government’s AI robotics strategy
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SK Hynix looking to raise $28bn with US IPO
In SEC filing company said it plans to sell 17.8 million shares
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Samsung forecasts YoY profit increase of 1,800% as company posts preliminary Q2 results
Samsung says it has more than doubled its quarterly sales from the previous year
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Qolab raises $54.2m to support development of superconducting quantum computing
While China’s SpinQ raises $147m, announces establishment of superconducting quantum chip facility in Shenzhen
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Supermicro publishes open letter clarifying details of reported Taiwanese raids
Company said its office was not raided but four employees have been questioned by authorities
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Supermicro's Taiwan office raided in ongoing Nvidia smuggling probe, more employees detained by prosecutors – report
Follows announcement last month that company was working with authorities to stop illegal shipments of AI servers
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Samsung and SK Hynix in discussions with South Korean government about future chip investments – report
Government official said announcement regarding new chip cluster expected soon
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Hybrid quantum supercomputer Roquo installed at Japan’s Riken
One of the first systems in the world to include Nvidia’s GB200 NVL4 platform