# Applied Materials using AI to speed chip materials discovery, Japan chief says - Nikkei Asia

*Источник: Nikkei Asia*
*Дата: 2026-09-13*
*Язык: en*

**Кратко:** TOKYO -- The semiconductor industry needs to embrace new materials to keep advancing as current chip miniaturization technology approaches its limits, and Applied Materials is using artificial intelligence in hopes of contributing to breakthroughs, the American company's top Japan executive told Nikkei in an interview.

TOKYO -- The semiconductor industry needs to embrace new materials to keep advancing as current chip miniaturization technology approaches its limits, and Applied Materials is using artificial intelligence in hopes of contributing to breakthroughs, the American company's top Japan executive told Nikkei in an interview.

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