Maxone Semiconductor (Suzhou) has cleared the Shanghai STAR Market IPO review, a notable milestone in China's effort to end foreign control of the wafer-test hardware market. It is the only Chinese supplier in the global top 10 and has risen to sixth place in 2024, underscoring a broader shift in the semiconductor test supply chain
Since Huawei debuted the CloudMatrix 384 (CM384) in mid-2025, China's supernode race has taken centre stage in the global AI infrastructure arena. According to SemiAnalysis, Chinese AI supernodes have surpassed Nvidia in several integration metrics, cementing the country's fast-rising influence in high-performance compute architecture
Japanese industrial machinery maker IHI Corp. has signed a satellite procurement agreement with Finnish synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operator ICEYE, marking the launch of a joint satellite constellation program aimed at strengthening Japan's national security and expanding into commercial and public markets. The companies plan to begin acquiring satellite data in fiscal year 2026 (April 2026-March 2027)
