TOKYO -- Japan's chip tool maker Towa said it expects to receive its biggest order for machines used in making high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, a crucial component in artificial intelligence computing, from "major South Korean makers."
"We are expecting a total of more than 20 machine orders from South Korean chipmakers this fiscal year [ending this March]," Hirokazu Okada, president and CEO of Towa, told Nikkei Asia. These specific machines are mainly used for HBM solutions, though they also have other uses, the company said.
