Advantech is deepening the integration of hardware and software for edge AI and is moving to unify its global partner conference with exhibition activities at COMPUTEX Taipei 2026. The company said the reorganization and new strategic priorities are designed to accelerate the industrial deployment of physical AI.

China’s memory semiconductor industry is entering a new phase of expansion as leading domestic players ramp up investments in both NAND flash and DRAM technologies, amid an AI-driven global memory boom and tightening supply conditions.

In April 2024, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) executed one of the most significant overhauls of its military architecture in decades. The former Strategic Support Force was disbanded and reorganized into three distinct branches: the Military Aerospace Force, the Cyberspace Force, and the Information Support Force. Together with the existing Joint Logistics Support Force, these constitute a new four-branch support structure — one designed not merely to support terrestrial warfare, but to dominate the space domain itself.

CPU computing power plays a key role in AI, with Global server shipments in 2026 expected to see a significant yearly growth of 19.2%.