Tech giants like Nvidia are optimistic that the next AI revolution will center around humanoid robots. However, the question remains: when will these robots truly become widespread? Industry experts closely monitor this development

Export prices for Chinese-made drone components are skyrocketing as Beijing enforces stricter controls on outbound shipments. According to reports from China's Jiwei Network, since September 2024, the Chinese government has imposed a licensing regime on select drone parts, citing the need to prevent military use. This policy encompasses a broad range of key technologies, including propulsion systems, target-locking laser modules, and electromagnetic jamming devices designed to disrupt adversarial drones

As the global race for AI computing power heats up, Chinese GPU startups are rushing to go public. Companies such as Moore Threads, MetaX Integrated Circuits (Shanghai) Co., Shanghai Enflame Technology, and Shanghai Biren Intelligent Technology have all launched IPO plans in recent months

A new artificial intelligence platform named Kompact AI was unveiled earlier in 2025 through a collaboration between Indian startup Ziroh Labs and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras). The platform aims to address computing accessibility challenges in India by enabling AI models to run efficiently on standard central processing units (CPUs), potentially reducing reliance on costly and scarce graphics processing units (GPUs)

Amid US export controls on advanced AI chips, Chinese firms are turning to Southeast Asia to maintain their AI development momentum. According to The Wall Street Journal, some Chinese companies have routed operations through subsidiaries in Singapore and Malaysia to rent Malaysian data centers equipped with Nvidia's high-end GPUs. These efforts reflect growing attempts to circumvent restrictions and meet surging demand for computing power

According to the Press Information Bureau of India, the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) of India announced on June 24, 2025, the launch of an application portal for the Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars in India (SPMEPCI). The portal will remain open until October 21, 2025, enabling eligible manufacturers to apply for participation. The scheme aims to position India as a competitive global hub for electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing, boost employment opportunities, and advance the government's "Make in India" initiative

The 2025 China 618 shopping festival has prompted a noticeable uptick in microcontroller unit (MCU) sales, signaling a tentative recovery in consumer electronics demand after sluggish domestic consumption. This resurgence is attributed largely to robust government subsidy policies and aggressive e-commerce promotions

If not for a flurry of tariffs and mounting regulatory pressure under President Donald Trump, Chinese energy storage giants were poised to dominate the American market by 2025, so much so that industry insiders had already narrowed the field to three top contenders for market supremacy

Huawei has released new benchmark results showing its CloudMatrix 384 AI infrastructure outperforming Nvidia's H800 GPU in running DeepSeek's R1 reasoning model, which contains 671 billion parameters, making it one of the largest AI models to date. The disclosure, detailed in a technical paper published ahead of Huawei's June 20 Developer Conference, marks a significant milestone in the company's AI hardware roadmap

While Chinese smartphone manufacturers are using large battery capacities and fast charging speeds to launch a fierce marketing war, Samsung Electronics has chosen to "take a step back," cautiously introducing next-generation battery technologies

South Korean semiconductor companies are making a concerted push into Japan, positioning themselves to capture opportunities in one of the world's most underpenetrated but promising system semiconductor markets. With Japan commanding over twice the market share of South Korea in this domain, the nation has emerged as a strategic "blue ocean" for Korean IC design firms and AI hardware startups seeking growth beyond their domestic confines

South Korea's LX Semicon has reportedly secured a position in Apple's supply chain for OLED display driver ICs (DDIs) used in the latest iPad Pro models, marking a significant breakthrough in its diversification strategy. According to ChosunBiz, LX Semicon is now competing directly with Samsung Electronics' System LSI division, which had previously been the sole supplier of DDIs for the iPad Pro's OLED panels

Samsung Electronics will begin expanding investment in sixth-generation 10nm-class DRAM (1c DRAM) production starting in the second half of 2025. Industry observers interpret this move as Samsung's effort to rapidly restore its semiconductor leadership by significantly improving 1c DRAM yields and scaling up manufacturing facilities, drawing close attention to subsequent developments

Amid the global restructuring of semiconductor supply chains, Chinese investors are intensifying bets on critical upstream technologies. China-based Shanghai Huahong's industrial fund, Huahong Hongxin, recently led a Series A investment in Beijing's Largebeam Tech, bolstering its foothold in semiconductor metrology equipment and advancing its strategy for vertical integration and supply chain independence

The Vietnamese National Assembly has approved an extension of the value-added tax (VAT) cut, reducing the rate from 10% to 8% until the end of 2026 to support domestic economic growth. This measure, first introduced in 2022 to aid post-pandemic recovery, received over 90% approval for continuation, reports Reuters and The Investor