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Market Chatter: Mitsui Fudosan to Establish Physical AI Semiconductor Development Center in Kumamoto

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Japanese real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan (TYO:8801) will establish a development center in Kumamoto Prefecture for physical AI to support next-generation semiconductor technologies for robots, industrial equipment and automobiles, Nikkei Asia reported Monday.

The facility, opening Monday as part of the Kumamoto Science Park project, will feature a shared-use clean room for semiconductor assembly technology development, the report said.

Mitsui Fudosan expects Japanese semiconductor equipment and chemical makers, assembly contractors, universities and small and medium-sized technology firms to participate, while also seeking to bring together Taiwanese companies and research institutions, it said.

Mitsui Fudosan did not immediately respond to a request for comment from.

Shares of Mitsui Fudosan rose nearly 2% in recent trade.

(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)

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