Brief: Japan's SUMCO Indefinitely Delays Planned New Silicon Wafer Plant In Saga To Prioritise AI Data Centre Demand Over Phone Chips, Nikkei Says
30/03/2026 04:57
March 30 (Reuters) - Sumco Corp 3436.T: SUMCO INDEFINITELY DELAYS PLANNED NEW SILICON WAFER PLANT IN SAGA, JAPAN TO PRIORITISE AI DATA CENTRE DEMAND OVER PHONE CHIPS, NIKKEI SAYS Source text: https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC3018E0Q6A330C2000000/ Further company coverage: 3436.T
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