The International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) will take place from February 15 to 19, 2026, in San Francisco, US, with MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai delivering the opening keynote on semiconductor innovation amid the AI era. The conference highlights a surge in submissions and shifting geographic leadership in integrated circuit (IC) design research.

Nvidia has asserted that its graphics processing unit (GPU) platform remains a full generation ahead of its competitors, responding to increased attention on Google's Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) in the artificial intelligence (AI) chip sector. The company emphasized that GPUs provide greater versatility and performance than specialized ASIC chips like the TPU.

Samsung Electronics and India-based Reliance Industries have deepened their long-standing partnership, exploring cooperation across artificial intelligence, next-generation telecommunications, semiconductors, batteries, data centers, and engineering, following a high-level meeting in Seoul, according to the Korea Times, the Korea Joongan Daily, and the Chosun Daily.

Anthropic has introduced Claude Opus 4.5, its latest flagship AI model, which offers improvements in programming development, automated office tasks, multi-step agent operations, and memory functionality. The company also slashed prices by over 60%, making the model more accessible to users.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that the company has completed prototypes of its first dedicated AI device, with plans to release it within two years. The device aims to offer a calm user experience, minimizing distractions and providing an intuitive interface.

Foxconn has announced a new four-year plan to expand its operations in Wisconsin, focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, after approval from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC). The plan includes an additional investment of US$569 million and aims to create nearly 1,400 new jobs in Racine County, marking a significant step in the company's efforts to grow its presence in the US.

Google has been on a streak of breakthroughs in AI. Gemini 3 has been outperforming major AI models, while it has also received strong engineering feedback on Antigravity. Its already fast-rising TPU business is now seeing another major development: Google is reportedly in discussions with Meta about potentially deploying TPUs in Meta's data centers. This is fundamentally different from Google providing TPU computing services to Apple or Anthropic in the past.

Japan is preparing to designate artificial intelligence, nuclear fusion, space, and other advanced sectors as "national strategic technologies," while moving to require stricter cybersecurity protections at semiconductor plants that receive government subsidies, according to reports from Nikkei and financial news outlet Minkabu. The dual initiatives highlight Tokyo's push to strengthen technological competitiveness and reduce supply chain risks amid intensifying global competition.

Xiaomi has unveiled MiMo-Embodied, an open-source foundational model that integrates autonomous driving with embodied intelligence. The research team includes Fuli Luo, a former DeepSeek deep learning researcher who recently joined Xiaomi.

Baidu CEO Robin Li says AI will become the core of China's "new-quality productive forces," adding that the company will deepen investment in AI infrastructure and model development as Beijing pushes its national "AI+" strategy.

Cybersecurity provider SailPoint released its annual Horizons of Identity Security report on November 20, which noted that identity security now offers the highest return on investment (ROI) among all cybersecurity domains. However, 63% of enterprises are still in the early stages of transition and remain largely dependent on manual audits and fragmented account management, which limits their ability to tackle increasingly complex cyber threats.

Meta is reportedly negotiating to adopt Google's tensor processing units (TPUs) in its data centers starting in 2027, with plans to lease TPUs from Google Cloud as early as 2026. According to Bloomberg, citing The Information and insiders, this potential partnership positions Google as a viable alternative AI accelerator supplier to Nvidia, potentially reshaping the industry landscape.

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order creating the Genesis Mission, a nationwide push to use artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate scientific discovery. This initiative will integrate federal datasets, national laboratory supercomputers, and private-sector computing resources.

Chinese humanoid robot maker Ubtech Robotics said that in benefiting from China's manufacturing scale and supply chain advantages, the manufacturing cost of humanoid robots could fall by 20-30% per year as demand significantly outpaces production capacity.

As the global memory shortage intensifies, Innodisk chairman Randy Chien stated that the trend for 2026 will be simultaneous shortages in DRAM and NAND Flash, while edge AI applications take off. With AI-related products accounting for 25% of Innodisk's revenue in 2025, the company expects to increase the share to 30% in 2026. DDR4 will remain a key product for industrial applications over the next two to three years.

The Taiwanese government has expanded its list of core national technologies from 32 to 42 items to enhance the protection of trade secrets and prevent unlawful infringements. The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) coordinated efforts among various ministries, industry associations, and academic experts to update the list in accordance with the National Security Act.

The 29th International Conference on Technology Law, hosted by National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) from November 20–21, 2025, spotlighted Taiwan's role in global technology security. The Science and Technology Law Institute (STLI) under the Institute for Information Industry (III) presented research comparing international foreign investment review frameworks and explored implications for Taiwan's semiconductor, AI, and quantum sectors.

ASE Technology Holding announced it will invest more than NT$4.2 billion (US$133.67 million) to acquire a new factory in the Zhongli District of Taoyuan, Taiwan, and simultaneously initiate phase one construction of its new plant at the Kaohsiung Nanzih Technology Industrial Park (KNTIP). The expansion aims to meet the strong AI-driven chip demand and urgent customer needs for advanced semiconductor packaging and testing capacity.

Amazon has announced an investment of up to US$50 billion to expand artificial intelligence (AI) and supercomputing capabilities for Amazon Web Services' (AWS) US government customers. Scheduled to break ground in 2026, the plan will add approximately 1.3GW of AI and supercomputing capacity across AWS Top Secret, AWS Secret, and AWS GovCloud (US) Regions through new data centers equipped with advanced compute and networking technologies.

OpenAI has introduced a new AI-powered shopping feature in ChatGPT designed to help users research and compare products ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. The feature, called shopping research, is rolling out on mobile and web for users across Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans, with nearly unlimited usage available through the holiday season.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly warned employees of a potentially difficult period for the company as competition in artificial intelligence intensifies. In a recent internal memo, Altman urged his team to remain focused and maintain a long-term vision despite setbacks, as the company strives to overcome technical issues and financial uncertainties.

Google has introduced Nano Banana Pro, a Gemini 3 Pro–based image model that improves multilingual text rendering and visual consistency while enabling more reliable infographics and brand materials. The release marks progress in text-accurate AI imagery, though the model still struggles with logical reasoning tasks.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has entered a strategic partnership with global investment firm TPG to expand its AI data center business, HyperVault, at a time when global interest in India's AI infrastructure market is accelerating.

Nvidia disclosed in its latest earnings report that it cannot guarantee completion of a planned investment in OpenAI, a statement that immediately sparked debate across the tech and financial communities. The disclosure highlights how major players in the US are spreading risk by investing across multiple AI ecosystems rather than committing to a single partner.