Historical Overview of China’s Space & Satellite Industry China’s journey to the stars began during the Cold War. In 1958, Mao Zedong’s government launched the “Two Bombs, One Satellite” program to develop nuclear bombs, missiles, and satellites indigenously warontherocks.com. This led to China’s first satellite – Dong Fang Hong 1 (“The East is Red”) – successfully…
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Key Facts Introduction: Chiplets and 3D Integration Come of Age Semiconductor design is undergoing a paradigm shift from giant monolithic chips toward chiplet-based and multi-die architectures. In a chiplet approach, a processor is disaggregated into multiple smaller dies (chiplets) that are later integrated in a package, rather than one large die. This strategy improves manufacturing…
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AI-Powered PC Shipments Surge (2025–2030 Forecast) AI PCs – defined by hardware and software optimized for on-device AI – are on a steep adoption curve. Industry analysts are exceedingly bullish on shipment growth through the latter 2020s: It’s worth noting that these rosy forecasts assume that compelling use cases for on-device AI continue to develop.…
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Malaysia’s GDP grew about 5.3% in 2024 and is forecast around 4.5–5% in 2025. In the first nine months of 2024, total property deals nationwide rose 6.2% year-on-year with values up 14.4%. The Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) financial district and the Merdeka 118 mega-tower have reinforced Greater Kuala Lumpur’s status as an economic hub. Knight…
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In 2024, global smartphone shipments reached 1.24 billion units, up 6.4% year over year, with revenues exceeding $500 billion. Premium smartphones (≥$600) accounted for about 25% of global unit sales in 2024, while ultra-premium (> $1,000) comprised around 40% of premium sales. In early 2025, Samsung and Apple together controlled about 40% of global smartphone…
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Chiplet architecture splits monolithic chips into multiple dies in a single package, improving wafer yields and reducing cost, with AMD reporting up to 70% cost reduction in EPYC servers versus a comparable single-die design. Chiplets enable mixing of process nodes, for example high-density cores on 5 nm while I/O dies run on 16 nm, maximizing…
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The global HR/HCM and payroll software market is projected to grow from about $35.3 billion in 2024 to $57.8 billion in 2029 and reach $91.7 billion by 2034, a roughly 10% annual growth rate. North America accounts for 36% of market revenue, while Asia-Pacific is the fastest-growing region with a forecast around 12% CAGR. The…
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Global IoT spending in 2025 is projected to approach $1 trillion, up from $805.7 billion in 2023. By 2025, the number of connected IoT devices is expected to reach 27 billion, rising to over 40 billion by 2030. Manufacturing is the leading IoT vertical by spending, with 2023 top use cases including manufacturing operations at…
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Bitcoin hit a record high of about $112,500 on May 22, 2025, traded around $106,000–$110,000 in June, and held roughly 60% of total crypto market capitalization by mid-June. Total crypto market capitalization surpassed $3 trillion for the first time since late 2021, peaking near $3.4 trillion in June 2025. Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade went live on…
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