Cisco has launched a new silicon chip and system for "scale across" networking that allows two data centers up to 900 kilometers apart to function as a single logical data center.

China's strategy to compete in AI hardware involves leveraging its abundant power and engineering resources to optimize older 7-nanometer chip technology, compensating for its lack of access to leading-edge process nodes.

China's semiconductor industry is currently capable of producing 7-nanometer chips, but not 2-nanometer chips.