Companies
Ibiden: The Hidden Bottleneck Beneath Every AI Chip
A century-old firm that began as a power company now makes the high-end substrates Nvidia and Intel chips depend on
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A century-old firm that began as a power company now makes the high-end substrates Nvidia and Intel chips depend on
The maker of about 60% of the world's miniature ball bearings — ultra-precision at massive scale, now a components conglomerate
Through its ATL subsidiary, TDK makes the lithium-ion battery inside a huge share of the world's smartphones — and is a top-three maker of ceramic capacitors
The Japanese maker behind about 70% of the small motors in car mirrors, locks, and HVAC — billions of units a year
Nabtesco and Harmonic Drive quietly supply about 75% of the precision reducers the global robot industry runs on
Every smartphone you have ever owned contains over a thousand components made by a single company most people have never heard of.…