SenseTime faces sustained financial and geopolitical pressure, and a recent Bloomberg Intelligence note says the market may still be underestimating the strain on its balance sheet and exposure to external restrictions, despite two fundraising rounds in 2024

Samsung Electronics and Intel have alternated for years as the world's largest semiconductor company. From 2011 to 2023, Samsung and Intel each claimed the top spot four and nine times, respectively. However, following the rise of generative AI, the world's largest semiconductor company in 2024 and 2025 shifted to Nvidia

CCTV's 2026 Spring Festival Gala was the most robot-saturated edition in its history, turning a national broadcast into a showroom for China's humanoid and quadruped industry. Four robotics companies appeared across martial arts, comedy skits, and a holiday short film, in a coordinated push to convert visibility into orders and IPO momentum

Japan's Murata Manufacturing Co., the world's largest supplier of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), is weighing price increases for high-end MLCCs used in AI servers as demand outpaces supply

Invest International will provide Nexperia with a US$60 million loan to expand chip production and upgrade manufacturing lines across its global facilities, the Dutch state-backed lender said on February 16