Japan chip stocks fall as DeepSeek’s challenge to U.S. AI dominance raises worries for Asian tech firms

Japan chip stocks fall as DeepSeek’s challenge to U.S. AI dominance raises worries for Asian tech firms

Employees move semiconductor testers on the assembly line of the Advantest Corp. plant in Ora, Japan on Aug. 10, 2012.

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Japan’s chip-related stocks fell Monday as Chinese AI startup DeepSeek raises concerns about a potential challenge to America’s global leadership in artificial intelligence that threatens Asian tech companies part of the U.S.-dependent AI value chain.

Shares of semiconductor testing equipment supplier Advantest, which counts Nvidia

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