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Holtek and Generalplus expand edge AI to smart appliances and glasses
The surge of artificial intelligence (AI) technology is driving its widespread growth across applications, with edge computing emerging as a core strategy for microcontroller (MCU) makers. Holtek and Generalplus Technology have both developed edge AI technologies to capture opportunities in smart home appliances, voice-interactive toys, and smart glasses.
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Mar
FIT unveils 102.4T CPO external laser solution for AI data centers at OFC 2026
As AI model training scales up and cloud service providers (CSPs) accelerate the buildout of high-performance data centers, switch bandwidth is moving from 51.2Tbps to the 102.4Tbps generation, raising stricter requirements for power consumption, thermal management and serviceability in high-speed optical interconnects. Co-packaged optics (CPO) is regarded as a key architecture to overcome the power limitations of traditional pluggable optical modules, driving laser modules, packaging integration and high-speed interconnect technologies to the forefront of supply chain deployment.
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China hits 140 humanoid robot OEMs, 330 models; supply chain ramps
By 2025, China had more than 140 humanoid robot OEMs, with over 330 products launched in a single year. The rapid increase in vendors and models is prompting synchronized expansion across the upstream, midstream and downstream supply chain.
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Mar
AI server boom strains tantalum capacitors; MLCC substitution falls short
The global expansion of AI computing infrastructure is accelerating, but supply shortages across the component supply chain continue to widen. Alongside constrained supply of memory and T-glass fiberglass cloth, tantalum capacitors, valued for high capacitance and compact size, have emerged as the latest passive component facing shortages, adding uncertainty to AI server shipments.
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Mar
Advantech’s special dividend plan signals management confidence in long-term outlook
Industrial PC provider Advantech said its board approved a limited three-year special dividend program and shifted to an all-cash dividend policy, increasing the regular cash payout ratio and planning extra annual cash payments of NT$2 (US$0.06) per share from 2026 through 2028, totaling over NT$5.2 billion.
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Mar
Audi’s rebranding experiment backfires as Germany’s big-three automakers plunge into China’s price wars
Volkswagen AG’s “in China for China” strategy is facing an uphill battle in the market after less than six months, with the company now entering a fierce pricing war that has spread from the electric vehicle (EV) market to internal combustion engine (ICE) cars, and even dragging BMW and Mercedes-Benz into the crossfire.
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Mar
Fulltech plans THB3.1 billion Thailand plant to support CCL southward shift
Taiwan-based Fulltech Fiber Glass (FFG) said it approved a capex plan via its Thailand subsidiary to build a new plant with about THB3.1 billion (approx. US$99 million) in investment, aiming to begin production capacity by 2027.
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Mar
Ablecom ABLERACK targets high-density AI deployments with seismic-tested L11 cabinet
Ablecom announced its ABLERACK AI server rack solution, positioning it in the L11 domain and offering an integrated design for manufacturing services that combine energy efficiency, power distribution, and modular maintenance in a single cabinet.
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Mar
UK space leaders join global industry figures at Space-Comm Expo
The organizers of Space-Comm Expo Europe have confirmed the final lineup of speakers for what is set to be Europe’s largest commercial space gathering, taking place March 4-5 at ExCeL London.