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Toilet maker Toto profits from AI chip component demand

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Japanese toilet manufacturer Toto is experiencing a significant profit increase due to its advanced ceramics division, which produces components essential for NAND memory chips. This division's growth, driven by the demand for AI chips, has become a major contributor to Toto's overall operating profit. The company plans substantial investments to further expand production and research and development in this area, highlighting how the AI boom is unexpectedly benefiting diverse industries. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates how the AI boom is creating unexpected supply chain opportunities and driving investment in niche manufacturing sectors.

RANK_REASON A non-AI company is making significant profits and investments due to AI-related supply chain demand. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Toilet maker Toto profits from AI chip component demand

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Steve Dent) ·

    Toilet maker Toto is here to help with the RAM crisis

    It's pledged to invest more into its division making ceramics used in the production of NAND memory.

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