Z.ai widens lead over MiniMax: China’s AI model race shifts from scale to staying power
China’s AI model race is moving beyond parameter size, benchmark rankings and user buzz. Investors are now asking which companies can turn model spending into durable revenue, pricing power and enterprise workflows.
Kioxia, SanDisk ship BiCS10 samples as NAND comeback takes shape
TSMC, ASML, and Imec target 2D chip mass production in Taiwan within five years
ASML, Imec and TSMC are collaborating in southern Taiwan to develop manufacturing equipment for two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials, marking a significant step toward commercializing technologies widely viewed as essential for extending Moore’s Law beyond the limits of conventional silicon scaling.
Taiwan just built its own robot dog — its first mission: fighting fires
It walks, it climbs, it reads gauges — and it’s 100% homegrown. Taiwan’s first domestically developed quadruped robot dog platform officially debuted on July 8, after the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) spent more than a year working with local academia and industry to complete two prototype models.
Former chip designer turned VC delivers reality check on AI, CPO hype
LG Innotek expands Vietnam footprint with new IC substrate plant
Mistral Robotics model puts France’s industrial AI push in focus
Mistral AI has introduced its first robotics navigation model, extending the French AI startup’s push into physical AI and industrial automation.
Realtek 2Q26 revenue driven by networking demand, 3Q26 set to gain from price hikes
Out of the shadows, India’s Northeast stakes its claim in electronics
For most of its modern history, India’s Northeast — the eight states anchored by Assam — has sat at the margins of the country’s industrial economy. That is beginning to change, as a mix of federal industrial incentives, a flagship semiconductor packaging plant in Assam, and deepening ties with Japan give the region a modest but real foothold in India’s electronics ambitions.