Beyond Nvidia: Key Tech Revelations from Computex 2025
Asia’s Largest Tech Stage Just Got Louder
While Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang commanded headlines at Computex 2025 with his show-stopping keynote and new Blackwell GPUs, there’s more to Asia’s biggest tech event than just one star player. Held in Taipei, the showcase brought in global tech giants and promising regional upstarts, all eager to flaunt the next era of computing. Companies focused not only on generative AI and cloud infrastructure, but also on crucial foundational tech like semiconductors, power chips, and edge computing infrastructure. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), Intel, and AMD all made strategic announcements underscoring a more diversified and competitive chip ecosystem, even as Nvidia remains the market leader.
Semiconductors Take Center Stage
A strong current at Computex was the deepening focus on core chip innovations. Taiwan’s MediaTek, for instance, launched new mobile silicon aimed at delivering more AI processing locally on devices, while Intel showcased Lunar Lake, its system-on-chip aimed at reducing battery drain in AI-capable PCs. TSMC’s influence was everywhere, underscoring how Taiwan’s foundry market remains pivotal to tech supply chains. And with US-China tensions still simmering, Asia-based firms are positioning themselves as alternatives to US-dominated AI hardware—signaling a potential rebalancing of global tech.
Power, Portability, and the Rise of the Edge
Another key trend on display: moving compute power closer to the user. Chipmakers focused on edge computing and improving power efficiency across
