So while the world was worrying about the Red Chinese monopolising the rare-earths, a Japanese ramen company and a Japanese toilet manufacturer have quietly established a grip on chipmaking materials?

Sketchy looking site (seems entirely AI generated) but interesting article regardless.

Do they sell to China or does China make this for their own chips?

This unsung material, known as Ajinomoto Build-up Film (ABF), has become the invisible backbone of the AI revolution, enabling the cutting-edge performance and energy efficiency that powers today’s most advanced neural networks

Exaggeration much? Sure, it might be an important component, but I doubt the industry will collapse overnight if they stop selling it. There are probably substitutes or alternative solutions.

The article reads like AI slop. I wonder if this is some market manipulation thing?

Downvoted because the article featured image is clearly AI slop. Probably the text is too.

Take down one company and we can cripple the global AI industry you say?

MSG?

This is not a credible source. I call bullshit misinformation.