Google’s latest TPU gains have rattled the AI hardware market, but IC distributors maintain that Nvidia’s GPU-led ecosystem still sets the benchmark for modern AI compute. TPUs may edge out GPUs in some LLM workloads, yet Nvidia’s end-to-end stack, from CUDA to silicon to systems, keeps its lead firmly intact, reinforced further by the Jetson Thor platform for edge AI.

Nvidia has developed technology to verify the physical location of its artificial intelligence chips, according to a Reuters report, as US authorities simultaneously dismantled a China-linked network accused of smuggling more than US$160 million worth of GPUs to restricted markets, CNBC reported, citing newly unsealed court documents and a statement from the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.

Competitive pricing from the “red supply chain” has taken a toll on the panel market. In response, Arlitech Electronic Corporation stated that it is transforming its sales structure. Benefiting from its two major product lines—protection & energy storage components and semiconductors—revenue contributions from networking and consumer electronics have grown significantly, turning operations from a loss to profit in the third quarter of 2025. The company is optimistic about 2026 revenue growth.

Planet Technology reported solid profitability through the first three quarters of 2025, maintaining a gross margin above 46% despite currency pressure. Chairman Jack Chen said recent memory price increases are expected to have little impact on the company because memory accounts for a small portion of its overall cost structure.