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Friday 6 March 2026
Column: AI reasoning era reshapes compute demand and signals structural growth for semiconductor supply chains
In the second half of 2022, AI underwent a genuine structural inflection point. Frontier models began to demonstrate true generalization and multi-tasking capabilities at scale. Generalization...
Friday 6 March 2026
Commentary: Memory price surge and the Middle East conflict bring severe challenges to Transsion
Rising geopolitical risks in the Middle East threaten to directly impact Chinese smartphone brands deeply rooted in emerging markets. For Transsion, known as the "king of low-end phones"...
Friday 6 March 2026
Alibaba’s Qwen loses its architect, stirring questions about China’s AI drive
Alibaba's large language model ambitions have been jolted by an unexpected leadership departure. In the early hours of March 4, the head of Alibaba Group's Qwen artificial intelligence...
Friday 6 March 2026
Commentary: US-Israel conflict spotlights Grok's prediction vs. Claude's deployment
Ever since US and Israel joint forces launched attacks on Iran, widespread debate has erupted about the use of AI in warfare. On online platforms like Reddit, claims have surfaced...
Thursday 5 March 2026
Commentary: HBM hybrid bonding race heats up, but memory makers slow to adopt
Competition in the high bandwidth memory (HBM) market is intensifying, prompting equipment makers such as Hanwha Semitech and Semes to accelerate...
Thursday 5 March 2026
Analysis: AI PCB rivalry across four economies puts Taiwan under pressure
Rising geopolitical tensions and surging demand for AI applications are reshaping the global printed circuit board (PCB) industry. The Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA) notes...
Thursday 5 March 2026
Column: US drone policy reshapes supply chain opportunities for Taiwan
On June 6, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders—"Unleashing American Drone Dominance" and "Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty"—mandating that...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Commentary: Nvidia, MediaTek bankroll optics shift that's reshaping AI data centers
A new trend is emerging in the AI infrastructure race. After MediaTek invested in US silicon photonics start-up Ayar Labs, Nvidia followed with US$2 billion investments in optical...
Tuesday 3 March 2026
Commentary: Merz at Unitree as China's humanoid robotics push unsettles Europe

During German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to China, the most closely watched stop was Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics. Footage showed...

Monday 2 March 2026
Insight: Broadcom delivers 2nm 3.5D AI processor, expanding custom chip push against Nvidia

Broadcom has begun shipping the industry's first 2nm custom compute SoC built on its 3.5D eXtreme Dimension System in Package (XDSiP) platform...

Monday 2 March 2026
Commentary: German automotive price war in China threatens used car residual value system
Germany's automotive giants—Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi (collectively known as BBA)—have engaged in aggressive price cuts in China's auto market, sparking fierce competition...
Monday 2 March 2026
Commentary: Nvidia sparks silicon photonics race, yet copper still anchors data centers?
As data center computing demand expands, high-speed transmission architectures are under pressure to upgrade. Scaling high-performance computing platforms is exposing bandwidth and...
Monday 2 March 2026
Analysis: Europe's stalled gigafactory push threatens battery autonomy
With Northvolt, Cellforce, and ACC all defunct, Europe's battery ambitions have collided with a brutal market reality: Chinese manufacturers now own nearly 70% of global lithium battery...
Monday 2 March 2026
Insight: Memory shortage tightens grip on smartphone market as prices near tipping point
The memory market is no longer just a component story — it is becoming a fault line running through the entire tech industry. As AI infrastructure buildout accelerates, cloud...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Analysis: As Stargate stalls, Musk races ahead in AI infrastructure
The Trump administration has staked much of its AI credibility on Stargate — a US$500 billion infrastructure push announced alongside Sam Altman and Masayoshi Son. The project...