Amid the ongoing arms race for AI computing power and the global push for infrastructure upgrades and industrial automation, communication and sensing components have risen in profile to become critical system elements. Grand-Tek Technology is seeing order momentum outpacing current revenue performance.

Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has aggressively expanded into the electric vehicle (EV) market in recent years, with its EV business showing strong performance and cumulative deliveries surpassing 500,000 units. The company also achieved the annual sales target set by founder Lei Jun ahead of schedule. However, alongside rapid sales growth, Xiaomi has recently faced a series of safety-related incidents, bringing renewed scrutiny to its vehicle safety and management processes.

French semiconductor IP vendor Dolphin Semiconductor said its collaboration with HCLTech reflects growing demand for pre-optimized, platform-based system-on-chip development, as energy costs, time-to-market pressure, and design complexity rise.