With NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang as host, the heads of 18 AI and semiconductor-related companies gathered at a grilled pork-skewer restaurant in Kanda, Tokyo. A diagram showing the various areas of the manufacturing process is also included.
An executive at a materials manufacturer, who said it would have been difficult to imagine such a large-scale gathering several years ago, looks back on the meeting held in Kanda, Tokyo, on the night of 15 July. The central figure was NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, and the gathering brought together the heads of Japanese AI and semiconductor-related companies.
The 18 participating companies explained the roles they play across the manufacturing process, from semiconductors to AI data servers, by showing their respective areas in red text in the diagram below. Photographs from the meeting have also been released, conveying the atmosphere at the venue.
The article is available exclusively to paid members, but its structure conveys the fact that the gathering took place and the division of roles among the companies.