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Japan’s Sumitomo Bakelite expands China chip packaging materials output amid AI boom

October 11

Japanese semiconductor materials giant Sumitomo Bakelite plans to expand production of advanced chip packaging materials in China and Singapore, marking the second such announcement for its Chinese…

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