Exclusive: Ajinomoto, Daikin expand chip materials ties with Taiwan

TechnologyMore Japanese chip suppliers eye closer ties with AI supply chain, following AGC, JSR, Merck and Entegris(Nikkei montage/Source photos by Arisa Moriyama and Manami Yamada)CHENG TING-FANG and TSUBASA SURUGASeptember 1, 2026 14:30 JSTTAIPEI/TOKYO -- Japanese chipmaking suppliers Ajinomoto and Daikin Industries are expanding operations in Taiwan to deepen their ties with the island's booming artificial intelligence supply chain, sources told Nikkei Asia.Read NextSupply ChainNvidia supplier Unimicron probed over allegedly relabeling China-made partsEnergySoftBank's plans for largest US gas power plant meet mixed receptionSemiconductorsSK Hynix CEO dismisses memory chip oversupply risks, sees crunch till end of 2030Artificial intelligenceSK Hynix starts construction of first HBM chip