ChatGPT Buzz Fuels Demand for Chips and Gear, Advantest Says
Advantest Corp. is seeing a spike in demand for its chip-testing devices, catalyzed by the frenzy of interest in OpenAI's ChatGPT and other novel uses of artificial intelligence.A global race to develop powerful computing clusters and next-generation AI training systems is spurring chipmakers to buy many more of the Tokyo-based company's testing tools, Advantest Co-Chief Strategy Officer Yasuo Mihashi said in an interview. The executive's outlook comes against a backdrop of muted demand for consumer electronics and a…