A rapid explosion in AI-enabled devices, coupled with a range of other factors including climate change, natural disasters and geopolitical tensions, pose significant risks to chip supply chains

The tech leader saw orders for telecom products up 16% in August from a year ago, while electronic products rose 13.2%

The tech-leading island also saw its exports to the United States soar to an unprecedented high of $11.89 billion

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said The Hague was weighing up the consequences of more export restrictions on its leading tech outfit

Foxconn bosses are predicting AI servers will soon become its next ‘trillion-dollar revenue product’

SMIC lags behind rivals in its advanced chip production capabilities, which observers say could limit its ability to fully capitalise on the AI boom

The US has attempted to limit the kind of chips Nvidia can sell to China to hinder the country's AI development

Campaigners are pushing for an antitrust investigation into the tech giant, which claims roughly 80% of the AI chip market, over fears about its power

The Korean giant remains bullish on AI demand, despite recent nervousness that its bubble might burst, after its chip division reported a $4.7 billion profit

Apple has upped local production in India through contract manufacturers like Foxconn but it still imports some high-end iPhone models

Supplies of advanced tech to Moscow, desperate to sidestep US and EU sanctions, fell this year but China, Hong Kong remain important transshipment hubs

Google and Microsoft both offer server rental services outside of China, raising security concerns for Biden’s administration