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Monday 27 April 2026
The Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) Revolution: Capitalizing on the Paradigm Shift in AI Data Center Connectivity
The CPO market is projected to grow at a 142% CAGR from 2026 to 2030 (excl. ELS). As AI clusters scale and 3.2T data rates push copper to its limits, CPO is emerging as a key solut...
Monday 27 April 2026
Commentary: DeepSeek reframes AI competition around efficiency, not scale
When DeepSeek unveiled its V4 model, it ended with a line from ancient Chinese thinker Xunzi: ignore applause and criticism, and focus on doing things the right way. In today's AI...
Monday 27 April 2026
Meta and Alibaba blur social media and e-commerce boundaries
The rise of generative AI has blurred the boundaries between the social media and e-commerce industries, driving a shift in their business models that has been exemplified by recent...
Friday 24 April 2026
Google splits AI chips into training and inference TPUs, signaling shift toward workload-specialized AI infrastructure
At Google Cloud Next 26, Google Cloud announced a strategic shift in its AI hardware approach by introducing two distinct eighth-generation Tensor Processing Units: the TPU v8t for...
Friday 24 April 2026
M31 and TSMC complete eUSB2V2 tapeout on N2P process
IP provider M31 has announced that its eUSB2V2 interface IP has completed tapeout on TSMC's N2P 2nm process. M31 CEO Scott Chang emphasized that 2nm interface IP must align closely...
Wednesday 22 April 2026
China's humanoid robot makers eye RISC-V over Nvidia Jetson
At the second humanoid robot half-marathon held in the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (E-Town), several "Linglong 2.0" humanoid robots powered by a RISC-V AI CPU —...
Tuesday 21 April 2026
Google's AI chip push targets inference boom as battle with Nvidia enters new phase

Google is accelerating its push into the AI chip market, positioning its custom tensor processing units (TPUs) as a viable alternative to...

Monday 20 April 2026
Potential Google-Marvell partnership escalates AI chip competition against Nvidia
Google is accelerating efforts to strengthen its position in AI silicon through a potential partnership with Marvell Technology. It is making a move that highlights the competitive...
Monday 20 April 2026
E Ink says energy limits could reshape displays from devices to surfaces, opening new markets
E Ink Holdings chairman Johnson Lee said the display industry is at a turning point as mainstream technologies push for greater brightness, refresh rates, and color saturation. At...
Monday 20 April 2026
SOCAMM2 race intensifies as SK Hynix starts mass production, while Micron and Samsung push competing designs
SK Hynix has begun mass production of its 192GB SOCAMM2 memory module, marking a major step in the commercialization of next-generation low-power server DRAM designed for AI workloads,...
Friday 17 April 2026
Interview: AI compute startup TBC details biological computing platform linking living neurons and machine learning
In an era where AI systems are rapidly scaling beyond the limits of traditional silicon, new experimental companies are beginning to question what "compute" itself should look like...
Friday 17 April 2026
Aurotek launches three AI robots to boost Taiwan's smart automation market
Aurotek's unveiling of three new intelligent robots on April 16, developed with partner Pudu Robotics, signals broader options for global industries seeking automation. The system...
Friday 17 April 2026
Foxconn shifts US plant from simulation to operation with AI-driven factory setup
Foxconn's US AI factories could reshape global electronics supply chains by accelerating US-based AI server production and offering a replicable smart factory model for overseas sites...
Friday 17 April 2026
Nio cuts Nvidia reliance with in-house chips, targets lower EV costs

Rising cost pressure is pushing China's smart EV makers to pivot from scale expansion to efficiency and cost discipline.

Friday 17 April 2026
Visionox starts 8.6G AMOLED tool install, pushes FMM-free OLED
China-based display maker Visionox is stepping up its push into next-generation AMOLED manufacturing, announcing on April 15 a key milestone at its 8.6-generation production line in...