While Broadcom remains a dominant force in the AI ASIC market, Marvell Technology is working hard to catch up, much like AMD's continued pursuit of Nvidia. AMD CEO Lisa Su has long argued that the global AI market is growing fast enough to support multiple winners. Marvell appears to be banking on the same theory.

As the global race to develop next-generation semiconductor technologies accelerates, the United States and Japan are investing heavily in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment through public-private partnerships. In contrast, South Korea, constrained by limited budgets, is lagging in deploying cutting-edge tools, raising concerns that it may lose ground in the race for semiconductor supremacy.

With US-China tariff tensions intensifying and global manufacturers racing to decentralize their supply chains, Southeast Asia is emerging as the new strategic hub for IC distributors. Beyond the geopolitical calculus, companies are increasingly drawn to the region's potential as a high-growth cluster for automotive electronics, IC testing and packaging, and emerging tech ecosystems.

China's annual 618 mid-year shopping festival — once a bellwether of consumer strength — wrapped up with mixed results this year, highlighting persistent weakness in domestic demand and mounting challenges for the memory and storage sectors.