Starting from September 2025, Japanese company Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) will launch its first research and development facility outside Japan, located in the High Tech Campus Eindhoven in the Netherlands. The new center will focus on advancing co-packaged optics (CPO) technology, aiming to accelerate innovation in photonic-electronic integration.

With global smartphone sales leveling off, Qualcomm and MediaTek are taking their long-running rivalry into the fast-growing cloud AI ASIC market. DIGITIMES Research estimates MediaTek controlled 37% of the smartphone application processor market in 2024, ahead of Qualcomm at 27%. Together, the two suppliers accounted for more than 60% of shipments. With handset growth expected to remain stuck in the low single digits, both companies are turning to cloud computing chips as a new source of expansion.

Global smartphone shipments reached 292.5 million units in the second quarter of 2025, and shipments are estimated to decrease by 0.4% year-over-year in the third quarter.

As artificial intelligence transforms data centers worldwide, the spotlight has expanded beyond computing and networking to power semiconductors. AI chips draw enormous amounts of electricity, and each percentage point of efficiency matters. Even a 1% gain can translate into millions of dollars in savings and reduce pressure on grid infrastructure.