Server ODMs are significantly expanding their production capabilities to meet the surging demand in the artificial intelligence (AI) market. Mike Yang, EVP at Quanta, revealed efforts to increase capacity at facilities in the US and Thailand, with a new plant in Mexico set to begin production in early 2026. The scale of orders has grown beyond prior expectations, driving this intensified expansion.

The booming semiconductor industry has led to a surge of emerging Chinese laser manufacturers, yet weaker players are being weeded out based on precision and accuracy as competition intensifies, prompting some to seek out new business opportunities.

Nvidia is preparing a potential shake-up in the AI semiconductor memory market with the introduction of its next-generation AI processor, Rubin CPX, which is designed for large-context processing workloads and expected to debut in late 2026. Unlike its flagship AI accelerators that rely on HBM, Rubin CPX will feature 128GB of GDDR7, a move that industry observers say could rebalance demand between the two leading memory types, according to SemiAnalysis, Wide Daily, and ET News.

The global artificial intelligence (AI) boom is not only driving demand for AI servers and AI data center hardware construction but also pushing high-voltage direct current (HVDC) to become the future mainstream in power supply due to the AI sector's massive energy consumption. This shift is accelerating investments from power grids, heavy electrical equipment, and power supply manufacturers, while the technical and capital barriers are expected to trigger a new round of market shakeouts.

AI giants are shifting the global competition in large language models (LLMs) away from benchmark dominance toward sustainability and real-world applicability, signaling a new phase in how artificial intelligence performance is measured. The move highlights rising concerns about energy use, environmental impact, and user experience as essential evaluation metrics.

AI glasses have attracted the attention of many industry heavyweights, who see them as next-generation mobile devices that free users' hands and extend smartphone applications. HTC has surpassed sales expectations with the Vive Eagle, the company's first AI glasses. In addition, other key players such as Samsung Electronics, Google, and Meta are either preparing or have already launched new products.

Topview Optronics, a subsidiary of Taiwan's Qisda Group, reported that integration efforts in the security control industry are gaining momentum. While customers previously focused on performance and pricing, system integration has now emerged as their primary priority. The company maintains a cautiously optimistic outlook for the second half of 2025 and into 2026.

Benefiting from the global labor shortage, Aurotek Corp. has accelerated its second growth curve through AI-driven intelligent robots, with orders on hand continuing to climb. Expanding demand for advanced processes and smart manufacturing has pushed Aurotek's cumulative revenue for the first eight months of 2025 to rise more than 50%.

Arm unveiled its Lumex Compute Subsystem (CSS) on September 10 at the Unlocked Summit in Shanghai, signaling its boldest step yet to elevate AI and gaming on flagship smartphones. The platform debuts the C1 CPU cluster based on Armv9.3 and the Mali G1 GPU lineup, headlined by the Mali G1-Ultra with support for second-generation Scalable Matrix Extensions (SME2). Together, they bring edge devices closer to data center-class performance.

According to Ddaily, Samsung announced it will expand its India Innovation Campus (SIC) program from four states to ten this year, aiming to train 20,000 students, six times last year's intake. The program, aligned with India's "Make in India" and "Skill India" initiatives, covers AI, IoT, big data, and coding, with potential to feed talent into Samsung's Noida facility, the world's largest smartphone plant.

The market for AI glasses is attracting increasing interest as several companies launch or prepare new models, but questions remain about their relationship with smartphones and battery limitations. Extending battery life remains crucial if these devices are to be used throughout the day.