Semiconductors

Axera launches AX8860 Edge AI chip series with 256 TOPS, up to 128 GB memory: Axera launched the AX8860 Edge AI chip series at CIIF 2026. The 6nm chips provide 256 TOPS and support up to 128 GB memory, with AXLink cascading and PCIe 5.0. The toolchain is vLLM/SGLang-friendly for on-site large-model inference.

Semiconductors • Pandaily

Report says Chinese fabs acquired 343 DUVi lithography tools by early 2026: A report from the Center for Technology & Statecraft states that Chinese fabs acquired approximately 343 deep ultraviolet immersion (DUVi) lithography tools by early 2026, with about 270 sourced from ASML.

Hardware • Techmeme