Advantech Co., Ltd., a leading industrial PC (IPC) manufacturer, is expanding its edge AI footprint across industrial, healthcare, and life sciences sectors. At Nvidia GTC 2025, the company is showcasing generative AI (GenAI) edge systems, service-oriented autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and AI-powered medical solutions, underscoring its innovations in edge computing.

Chinese electronic design automation (EDA) company Empyrean Technology has announced plans to buy its counterpart Xpeedic through the issuance of new shares and cash.

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs recently led a delegation to Taiwan, focusing on the enhancement of the semiconductor supply chain. The session included discussions with key officials from TSMC and highlighted dialogues with IC distributor Avnet Asia Pacific. This underscores the vital function of IC distributors within the Asian semiconductor supply chain and signifies the US’s aim to bolster supply chain resilience.