Japanese AI startup Preferred Networks is planning to go public to raise funds for mass-producing its own chips, reflecting the rising costs and scale needed to remain competitive in the global AI chip race, according to CEO Daisuke Okanohara.
Hanmi Semiconductor announced the acquisition of a Mercury-owned factory in Incheon's Juan National Industrial Complex for $91.4 million. The 221,683 square-foot facility will become the company's eighth plant, aimed at scaling up bonding capacity amid surging demand for AI semiconductor packaging equipment.
Nvidia has partnered with six major financial institutions including Apollo Global Management, Blackstone, BlackRock, and Brookfield Asset Management to launch compute financing platforms aimed at raising over $500 billion in third-party capital for AI infrastructure, including datacenters, chip factories, and power stations.
Broadcom and Samsung Electronics signed a $200 billion MOU through 2030 covering AI chip production, 2nm foundry manufacturing, advanced packaging, and HBM supply. The deal was announced at the AI Summit in San Francisco.
