Technology·Sep 8, 2026
Preferred Networks Eyes Public Listing to Scale AI Chip Production
Tokyo-based startup plans IPO to secure capital for mass manufacturing as competition intensifies in the semiconductor sector
By Aiko Nakamura · 2 min ·
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Technology·Sep 1, 2026
Integrated Systems Will Drive Next Wave of AI Growth, Says TSMC
As inference workloads surge 500-fold since 2022, the chipmaker is betting on packaging innovation and system-level integration to power industrial AI deployment
By Cheng Wei-Lun · 4 min ·
Technology·Aug 30, 2026
China Drafts National Liquid-Cooling Standard as AI Racks Near 1MW Power Draw
New infrastructure guidelines arrive as Nvidia's next-generation platforms push thermal and electrical limits in data centers across Asia
By Cheng Wei-Lun · 2 min ·
Technology·Aug 29, 2026
Manila's Chip Industry Still Stalled in Assembly While Taipei Built Fabs
A University of the Philippines study traces how divergent spending on R&D, vocational training, and industrial policy left one economy designing cutting-edge semiconductors and the other testing chips designed elsewhere.
By Priyanka V. Rao · 4 min ·
Technology·Aug 26, 2026
Indian AI Firm Commits $8 Billion to Nvidia Infrastructure Buildout
AM Intelligence places binding order for 9,000 Vera Rubin systems as Asia races to secure scarce computing capacity amid multi-year backlogs
By Priyanka V. Rao · 3 min ·
Technology·Aug 25, 2026
Optical Networking Emerges as New Bottleneck in AI Infrastructure Race
As hyperscalers build larger AI clusters, the capacity to move data between accelerators at scale is becoming as critical as securing GPUs and memory
By Cheng Wei-Lun · 4 min ·
Technology·Aug 25, 2026
Xiaomi Unveils 3nm Mobile Processor to Challenge Qualcomm and MediaTek
The Xring O3 chip marks Beijing-based smartphone maker's push toward semiconductor independence, targeting 200,000-300,000 units in its first foldable device deployment
By Cheng Wei-Lun · 3 min ·
Technology·Aug 25, 2026
Taiwan Indicts Nvidia Manager in Chip-Smuggling Investigation
Prosecution marks escalating scrutiny of semiconductor export controls as Taiwan tightens oversight of AI chip flows to restricted markets
By Cheng Wei-Lun · 4 min ·