Wei Shaojun, vice chairman of the China Semiconductor Industry Association and professor at Tsinghua University, has called on Asian nations, particularly China, to cut their reliance on Nvidia GPUs for training and deploying artificial intelligence (AI) models. Speaking at a forum in Singapore, he urged countries to accelerate the development of homegrown AI chips.

Navitas Semiconductor is expanding its portfolio beyond consumer chargers to include advanced power solutions for solar inverters, motor drives, and AI data centers, Senior Field Applications Engineering Manager Rome Luo said. Speaking at SEMI-e 2025, Luo noted that the company has shipped over 300 million gallium nitride (GaN) devices, achieving high yields and very low failure rates in the field.

At the packed China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE) held at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, Taiwan’s OtO Photonics stood out for its specialized focus on spectrometers. With over 3,800 exhibitors in attendance, OtO has carved out a leading role in the industry.

Potential uses for drones are ever-increasing, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky once stating that 34% of Russia’s bombers were destroyed using just 117 drones. This offers valuable experience for Taiwan, according to Teng-hu Cheng, chief robotics scientist at Tron Future: the 117 drones caused approximately US$7 billion in losses to Russia, while their cost was four orders of magnitude lower, demonstrating a massive leverage effect.