SemiconductorsCompanies to automate early failure detection, maintenance of chipmaking toolsHitachi CEO Toshiaki Tokunaga, right, and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan announce the collaboration between the companies on June 5. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)HIDEAKI RYUGENJune 6, 2026 01:14 JSTTOKYO -- Hitachi plans to work with U.S. chipmaker Intel to improve semiconductor production efficiency, leveraging artificial intelligence to streamline maintenance by analyzing manufacturing data, the Japanese industrial group announced Friday.