The global semiconductor industry is poised to enter the “angstrom era” by 2040 as circuit dimensions shrink to one-tenth of current levels, according to a long-term technology roadmap from the Korean Institute of Semiconductor Engineers. The report suggests that transistor dimensions will push far beyond today’s nm scale, forcing fundamental shifts in chip design as traditional scaling reaches its physical limits.

Taiwan Mobile’s AI data center (AIDC) in Guishan in northern Taiwan is already fully leased after it officially began operations in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the company’s president, Jamie Lin. The company expects the AIDC to start contributing revenue from January 2026, with profitability achievable within its first year of operation.

Facing US restrictions on high-end computing products, China is restructuring its AI chip industry by advancing GPU, TPU, and NPU technologies simultaneously. Domestic firms struggle to match Nvidia’s software ecosystem but seek breakthroughs with TPUs for efficiency and NPUs for edge applications.