Qualcomm commits up to US$150 million to back AI startups in India
What the EU’s 70% local content threshold means for its industrial base
The European Union is preparing a structural shift in industrial policy, linking electric vehicle subsidies and public procurement to binding “Made in Europe” content rules that would reshape automotive supply chains.
Commentary: A robot-heavy Spring Festival Gala meets a sceptical youth audience
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.
Vietnam grants Starlink licence to deploy 600,000 satellite internet terminals
Vietnam has granted Starlink an operating licence to provide satellite internet services in the country, clearing the way for the SpaceX subsidiary to deploy ground infrastructure and serve up to 600,000 user terminals during an initial rollout phase.
Zhen Ding sees 2026 growth surge as high-end AI lifts PCB prices and volumes
Meta locks in millions of Nvidia GPUs and CPUs in multiyear AI infrastructure pact
Analysis: 2nm shifts chipmaking from scaling to chiplet integration
The semiconductor industry is shifting at 2nm from transistor scaling to chiplet-based architectures and advanced packaging. Performance gains are increasingly driven by heterogeneous integration rather than monolithic shrink, reshaping how power, performance, area, and cost are optimized.
AI server MLCC orders double capacity; Murata considers price increase
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.