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 AI drives record growth of global semiconductor sales.

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WEEK OF OCTOBER 12 – 18, 2026 Weekly Edition • Tuesdays TLDR THIS WEEK Global Semiconductor Sales Top $1 Trillion as AI Drives Record Growth Quantum Chip Breakthrough Improves Energy Forecasting NTT Pushes Optical Interconnects as the Answer to Power and Bandwidth Limits This Week’s Top Stories Global Semiconductor Sales Top $1 Trillion as AI Drives Record Growth By James Maguire • October 12, 2026 Global semiconductor sales topped $1 trillion in the first eight months of 2026, driven by AI infrastructure and memory demand. The milestone highlights AI’s growing weight in chip revenues and exposure to energy and trade constraints. Read more → Quantum Chip Breakthrough Improves Energy Forecasting By Andy Patrizio • October 8, 2026 SQC and Schneider Electric report a 20% average gain in next-day household energy forecasts, reaching 41% in some cases. Expanding the hybrid quantum-computing trial to hundreds of Australian homes will test its usefulness for utilities. Read more → NTT Pushes Optical Interconnects as the Answer to Power and Bandwidth Limits By Andy Patrizio • October 8, 2026 NTT is developing optical interconnects to reduce the power, heat and latency of data movement, targeting AI and high-performance computing first. The approach could ease bandwidth and energy demands as accelerator-heavy systems scale. Read more → VIDEO INTERVIEWS VIDEO INTERVIEW AI Agent Governance Starts With Visibility and Access Control October 12, 2026 VIDEO INTERVIEW Webex Brings People and AI Agents Into Shared Workspaces October 12, 2026 TECHSTRONG LEARNING UPCOMING LIVE Trusted Data, Agentic Action: Qlik and Amazon Quick Register Now • October 20, 2026 • 11:00 AM ET UPCOMING LIVE Practitioner Perspective: Achieving Fine-Grained Control for Data and AI on the Endpoint Register Now • October 20, 2026 • 1:00 PM ET ON DEMAND Kubernetes & AI: Powering the Next Generation of Intelligent Infrastructure Watch On Demand Browse all learning events → The Techstrong Semi Brief The Center of Gravity for the Silicon Economy. Techstrong Semi • Techstrong TV • Events • Advertise Powered by Techstrong Group | a Futurum company Subscribe • Unsubscribe • Manage Preferences