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Hardware·1d ago·all news from July 28, 2026

Rescued by the AI Boom, Japan’s Kioxia Faces a Capex Race

Japanese semiconductor manufacturer Kioxia is leveraging increased demand for storage chips to improve its financial position after years of market volatility. The company now faces the challenge of funding significant capital investments to expand production capacity and maintain its competitiveness against rival memory chip producers.

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