SemiconductorsTokyo Artisan Intelligence eyes niche markets in railways, factories and roboticsTokyo Artisan Intelligence CEO Hiroki Nakahara, third from left, shakes hands with Oppstar co-CEO Ng Meng Thai at a signing ceremony in Kuala Lumpur in June. (Selangor Information Technology & Digital Economy Corp.)TSUBASA SURUGAJuly 6, 2026 10:22 JSTTOKYO -- Tokyo Artisan Intelligence is preparing to mass-produce its own chips next year with support from a Malaysian design house, its chief executive told Nikkei Asia, as the Japanese startup bets there is room for smaller artificial intelligence chip players outside the data center race dominated by Nvidia and other global giants.