Iris Deng
Senior Reporter, Technology
Iris is a Senior Technology Reporter based in Shenzhen. She covers Southern China's tech and internet sectors, focusing on smartphones, robotics, the hardware supply chain, and tech giants like Apple, Huawei and Tencent. Joining in 2018, she previously covered the tech sector across Greater Bay Area and mainland China from Hong Kong.
Iris is a Senior Technology Reporter based in Shenzhen. She covers Southern China's tech and internet sectors, focusing on smartphones, robotics, the hardware supply chain, and tech giants like Apple, Huawei and Tencent. Joining in 2018, she previously covered the tech sector across Greater Bay Area and mainland China from Hong Kong.
Areas of Expertise:
China technology, smartphone, supply chainLanguages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
CCTC and Guangdong Fenghua have reported strong first-half results as AI data centre demand drives MLCC orders and a global pricing upcycle.
UBS data shows a major squeeze on MLCCs, setting the stage for what some believe could be the longest demand cycle in the sector’s history.
Huawei has been pushing for the monetisation of its patent portfolio to generate returns on its investments in research and development.
Foldable handsets will be a rare bright spot this year, fuelled by Apple’s highly anticipated entrance this autumn, says Counterpoint.
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Chinese tech giant’s Xring O3 3nm AI processor scheduled to debut aboard folding smartphone in September.
New devices and platforms to obtain real-world data for embodied AI can break the biggest hurdle to creating more capable robots, CEO says.
Tony Wu Yuhuai, co-founder of Elon Musk’s AI lab, reportedly buys 12-acre estate, putting a spotlight on China’s Silicon Valley talent.
The Chinese smartphone maker has integrated embodied AI to control camera movement, along with other features to boost interest amid a cooling market.
The firm’s second-quarter revenue surpassed market projections at US$30.4 billion, but the surge in AI spending led to a large negative free cash flow.
Driven by the insatiable computing needs of global AI infrastructure, the upstream MLCC supply chain is racing to expand capacity.
Hy3’s release is the first major update in Tencent’s AI strategy since former OpenAI researcher Yao Shunyu joined the Chinese tech giant.
In earnings call, Cook says Apple to launch AI software in China, an effort to retain competitive edge in world’s largest smartphone market.
Washington’s expanding trade crackdown targets household electronics, focusing crosshairs on overseas firms supplying American homes.
Shares in Guangdong Fenghua, Suzhou GYZ, Chaozhou Three-Circle and upstream suppliers shoot up as relentless AI demand reshapes market.
Dario Amodei wants the US to retain its AI advantage over China, highlighting distillation risks and advocating mandatory model safety tests.
A look at some of the key companies in Tencent’s growing AI portfolio, from model makers to chip designers.
In the wake of a cyberattack on a local Apple partner, insiders say India has a long way to go before challenging China as a manufacturer.
Major smartphone vendors will try to abandon the money-losing segment despite strong consumer demand, and pivot to more value-added products.
Screenshots of the executive’s eye-watering compensation went viral on social media, which Tencent said caused a ‘severe negative impact’.
The surge in compute capacity underpins Beijing’s ambition to establish itself as a national ‘AI highland’.
Experts at WAIC discuss the bottlenecks preventing embodied AI from improving robots’ real-world interactions.
The industry is staggering under a chip shortage that has dragged down shipments, forcing handset makers to recalibrate strategies.
Riding on the AI boom, the Taiwanese chipmaker’s net income jumped 77 per cent to NT$706.6 billion (US$22 billion) in the second quarter.
Coin-sized implant marks a breakthrough in neurotechnology, underscoring China’s bid to lead the global race against Elon Musk’s Neuralink.
Europe’s lethal heatwave drives China’s appliance giant to sprint production and slash delivery times.
Computer vendors in Shenzhen are raising their prices, as the AI boom drives a fivefold jump in the cost of key memory products.
The chip is set to power the Mate handset and will use Huawei’s Tau Scaling Law framework, which drastically shortens distance that signals travel in circuit.
Other member states have also put the deal under scrutiny, including an ongoing foreign investment clearance process in Austria and Spain.
In December, the FCC banned the import of new models of Chinese drones, including those made by DJI, the world’s largest drone manufacturer.
