Introduction: The global drone industry in the third quarter of 2025 is navigating a complex landscape shaped by post-pandemic supply chain strains, rising geopolitical frictions, and evolving regulatory regimes. Drones have become indispensable across consumer, commercial, and military sectors, but demand growth is colliding with disruptions in component supply and trade. Meanwhile, international tensions –…
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Advanced Node Progress and Breakthroughs The summer of 2025 saw significant strides in cutting-edge semiconductor process nodes. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) continued to lead in 3 nm production, reportedly achieving near 90% yield on its 3 nm process – far ahead of rival Samsung Foundry’s roughly 50% yield design-reuse.com. These yield discrepancies have driven…
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Current State of the Industry (Mid-2025) – Summary The semiconductor industry entered 2025 on a strong upswing after a cyclical downturn in 2022–2023. Global chip revenue hit $626 billion in 2024, up 18.1% from the prior year, and is projected to reach a new record of around $705 billion in 2025 semimedia.cc design-reuse.com. This growth…
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A dramatic 24-hour burst of missile fire, bunker-buster strikes, and dizzying political messaging has pushed the Iran-Israel war to its most perilous point yet. Iran’s “symbolic” barrage on America’s Al Udeid air base in Qatar came only a day after U.S. B-2 bombers flattened three Iranian nuclear sites, while Israel kept pounding targets in Tehran.…
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Latest Developments: June 2025 Crisis In the past 48 hours, the Strait of Hormuz has become the flashpoint of a sudden international crisis. Iran’s parliament voted to close the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities politico.eu. This move came after a dramatic escalation: on June 22, 2025, the United…
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