China has achieved mass production of ultra-pure silicon, according to the state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) — an essential material for building silicon-based quantum computers. The breakthrough builds on a government push to sharpen its quantum research edge and reduce its reliance on foreign technology supply chains more broadly.

Qualcomm has been in talks to acquire Tenstorrent, an AI chip startup, The Information reported, citing a person with direct knowledge of the deal. The two companies have discussed a price of US$8 billion to US$10 billion, the person said, a significant premium to Tenstorrent's last known valuation.

China has recently eased controls on some indium phosphide (InP) substrates, relieving a bottleneck in optical communications capacity for the second half of the year. But supply chain players say the long-term priority is still to expand substrate capacity from non-China sources, with supply security for the AI industry outweighing price.

Physical AI is emerging as a new frontier of model development. Any model, however, is only as good as the data used to train it. Because of this, Japanese startup APTO is launching a physical AI infrastructure lab to help plug the data gap needed to create vision-language-action (VLA) models, with a focus on imitation learning.

Walsin Technology expects the tight supply of passive components could last into 2028, as demand from AI infrastructure, automotive electronics, and future device upgrades lifts orders while memory shortages weigh on shipments across the broader electronics supply chain.

While artificial intelligence (AI) server orders remain robust, tight component supplies have raised concerns about shipments across the supply chain. Component makers say customer pull-ins for general-purpose servers have exceeded earlier expectations, mainly due to shortages of memory and CPUs. They estimate growth will return to its normal trajectory in the third quarter of 2026. Original design manufacturers (ODMs) have stated that component supply is indeed tight, and whether complete systems can be shipped depends on the specific server model.

As AI moves beyond software and into factories, warehouses, offices, and homes, humanoid robots are emerging as a strategic frontier for smart manufacturing. TM Technology has introduced its first humanoid robot, signaling a shift toward systems that can navigate human-built environments and potentially lower automation barriers for businesses worldwide.

Alibaba Cloud has launched a new public cloud region in Johor, Malaysia, adding two data centers as part of its push to expand cloud and AI infrastructure. The move is aimed at serving growing demand in Malaysia and across the region, with implications for businesses seeking faster, more secure digital services regionally.

Taiwan's AI infrastructure technology suppliers posted stronger sales in May, led by firms tied to artificial intelligence servers, data-center networking, optical communications, and advanced cooling. The figures suggest demand remains driven by the buildout of AI infrastructure, with higher power loads, faster interconnects, and more complex thermal systems boosting orders and product mix.

Anthropic is moving to take greater control of the infrastructure powering its AI models, signing more than a dozen preliminary agreements to lease US data center facilities while exploring arrangements under which Google could backstop some of its lease obligations, according to a report by The Information.