Industry

Electronica Shanghai 2026: China speeds up localisation in semiconductors after electronic components

Electronica Shanghai 2026 drew 2,065 exhibitors, up 15.1 percent from a year earlier, and expanded floor space to 120,000 square metres. Chinese companies showcased new products across connectors, power semiconductors and sensors, areas long seen as dominated by global firms. The event highlighted moves toward system-level applications, from AI servers to EVs. Passive components in mainland China largely remain third-tier globally, leaving gaps in high-end technology.

AI & Enterprise

Mobigen says dynamic ontology key to solving AI slop, launches Graphio 2.0

Mobigen held its 2026 Media Day on July 2 and unveiled Graphio 2.0, a dynamic ontology-based data and AI app platform. The company said the platform connects diverse corporate data into a single work environment and helps AI understand and use data. Chief Executive Kim Tae-su (김태수) said competitiveness in the AI era depends on effective use of trusted data, not AI models themselves. Mobigen said it is expanding vertically in defence, energy and plant engineering, AI operating systems and the public sector.