IBM's Condor and Atom Computing's Phoenix have advanced quantum computing with 1,121 and 1,180 qubits, respectively. Meanwhile, Taiwan is just beginning its journey in 2024 with a prototype quantum computer featuring five qubits

Recently, US President Donald Trump's visit to Middle Eastern countries brought several trillion US dollars in investments and procurement deals with the US, becoming a major topic of discussion. Investing in American manufacturing to reduce trade deficits—especially in cutting-edge technologies related to national security and priorities of the Trump administration—is one of the most effective tools in tariff and trade negotiations

Unlike most large language models that run on cloud servers, edge AI operates models directly on devices. This approach dramatically cuts latency from network transmission, allowing real-time responsiveness and offline operation. It also enhances privacy and security by keeping data local instead of uploading it to the cloud

From the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 at the beginning of the year, Nvidia's GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in March, to TSMC's North America Technology Symposium in April, and the upcoming Computex 2025, these major tech showcases clearly demonstrate the inseparable relationship between AI server development and semiconductor advanced process and packaging technologies

The semiconductor industry's decades-long strategy of shrinking transistors faces diminishing returns, forcing companies to explore alternative technologies for competitive advantage in the post-Moore's Law era

While China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) recently announced updates on deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography, Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (SMEE) also disclosed its 2023 patent applications related to extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology, along with the publication of patents filed in September 2024

In the prior article, we compared the evolution of the Internet to that of today's large language models (LLMs), particularly examining Internet packets and LLM tokens. We noted parallels in infrastructure and business model development. By analyzing packets' evolution, we aimed to forecast the future trajectory of tokens in AI, projecting potential impacts on product design, service models, and industry value chains

In the US-China trade war, the focus of US pressure has been on curbing the development of China's high-tech sectors—especially semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), and quantum computing, with the first two being closely intertwined