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Nvidia

Nvidia is one of the most valuable companies in the semiconductor industry. Founded by Taiwan-born American businessman Jensen Huang, it holds a near monopoly on graphics processing units used to train AI systems.

Chairman / President

Jensen Huang

CEO / Managing Director

Jensen Huang

CFO / Finance Director

Colette Kress

Industry

Semiconductors

Website

nvidia.com

Headquarters address

2788 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051, United States

Stock Code

NASDAQ:NVDA

Year founded

1993

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US-China tech war

Huawei’s AI chip output limited to 200,000 in 2025, US commerce official says

That number falls short of Nvidia’s over 1 million China-specific H20 chips produced in the last nine months of 2024, analysts estimate.

13 Jun 2025 - 7:00PM

Semiconductors

AMD says new chips can top Nvidia’s in booming AI chip field

13 Jun 2025 - 1:00PM

Semiconductors

Nvidia to exclude China from forecasts amid US chip export controls

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US-China tech war

Nvidia CEO says Huawei has everyone ‘covered’ if US chip ban on China stays

Still, Jensen Huang says his company’s technology remains a generation ahead of those developed by Chinese rivals.

12 Jun 2025 - 9:44PM

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks at the VivaTech conference in Paris on June 11, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Semiconductors

Nvidia bets on European AI push amid shrinking China revenue

The chip designer pledged to build 20 AI factories on the continent, including a German facility in the works to be equipped with 10,000 GPUs.

12 Jun 2025 - 4:00PM

Semiconductors

Huawei founder sheds light on China’s strategy to overcome US curbs

Ren Zhengfei’s comments underscore Huawei’s commitment to achieving chip self-sufficiency, with compound semiconductors playing a key role.

11 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM

China trade

China, US agree to ‘done deal’, Trump says, pending sign-off by President Xi

‘Full magnets, and any necessary rare earths, will be supplied, up front, by China,’ American leader adds, following trade talks in London.

12 Jun 2025 - 5:43AMvideocam

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A man stands next to US and China flags at Lancaster House in London on Tuesday for the second day of trade talks between the US and China. Photo: Reuters

Artificial intelligence

iFlytek says using local chips in AI models extends development time by 3 months

Liu’s comments show how some Chinese tech companies are determined to improve their AI capabilities without access to Nvidia chips.

11 Jun 2025 - 6:00PM

US-China relations

The View | US crackdowns on academia will only send global talent elsewhere

The Trump administration’s war on international students need not impede efforts to create research platforms that transcend borders.

10 Jun 2025 - 4:30PM

Technology

Opinion | Who will win the AI contest of the century?

While the US and China appear to be in a two-horse race, no country can afford to ignore AI development and adoption.

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Xiaomi

Xiaomi founder stays on as honorary chairman at Chinese software firm

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5 Jun 2025 - 6:00PM

Xiaomi founder, chairman and CEO, Lei Jun. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

Opinion | US-China trade war goes nuclear with Trump’s chip software ban

Sweeping ban, albeit hard to enforce, threatens to kneecap China’s semiconductor ambitions and endanger its national security.

4 Jun 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

Huawei

Huawei claims better AI training method than DeepSeek using own chips

Huawei’s progress in AI model architecture could prove significant, as the company seeks to reduce its reliance on US technologies.

4 Jun 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

Semiconductors

Nvidia builds new AI chip for China with computing cluster capabilities: report

Company plans to produce more than 1 million units of its new China-tailored B30 chip this year, according to The Information.

2 Jun 2025 - 8:00PM

Nvidia is expected to introduce its latest China-tailored graphics processing unit in July. Photo: Shutterstock

US-China relations

Editorial | Smart money in US still bets on Beijing

From banking giants to tech behemoths, American firms are a step ahead of Washington politicians when it comes to understanding the value of China.

2 Jun 2025 - 6:30AM

Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng has met a number of US business leaders in recent months. Photo: Reuters

China technology

My Take | Springtime for China’s engineers and scientists. In US, not so much

As the chip war rages, Chinese firms and institutes have had a boost in state support while their counterparts face crackdowns and restrictions.

1 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM

Asean

Opinion | As Malaysia’s Huawei chip storm shows, sovereign AI is a fraught pursuit

For third states, what is there to differentiate a Chinese AI stack from an US one when both lock in external reliance in the longer term?

1 Jun 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

Taiwan economy

Trade war elephant in the showroom at Computex Taipei, Asia’s biggest tech expo

As Trump threatens to reinstate high tariffs on Taiwan, tech-sector exporters reliant on the US market fear the worst.

31 May 2025 - 11:00AMvideocam

People attend Computex 2025 at Nangang Exhibition Center in Taipei on May 20, 2025. Photo: AFP

Robotics

China claims breakthrough in robotics software that supports domestic chips

The Intewell operating system is designed to serve as foundational software for embodied intelligent robots.

30 May 2025 - 6:30PM

Japan

‘Few options’: Japan minister heads to US with US$6.9 billion spending package

Japan’s economy minister is heading to Washington this week for a fresh round of talks in an effort to protect vital US trade ties.

30 May 2025 - 3:26PMvideocam

Banking & finance

Exclusive | China’s market leaders in tech, energy sectors are focus of investors: JPMorgan

Enthusiasm aligns with Beijing’s efforts to bolster high-productivity sectors to temper slowdown risks, Hong Kong CEO Kwang says.

30 May 2025 - 8:30AMvideocam

Kwang Kam Shing, JPMorgan’s Hong Kong CEO and chair for North Asia. Photo: Handout

United States

Stocks rise after court blocks many of Trump’s tariffs

The White House immediately appealed the court’s decision, and the long-term outcome of legal disputes over tariffs remains uncertain.

29 May 2025 - 10:04PMvideocam

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday. The S&P 500 was 0.7 per cent higher in early trading on Thursday, and it pulled within 3.5 per cent of its all-time high set earlier this year. Photo: via AFP

Semiconductors

Nvidia ‘considering’ new AI chip for China but rules out Hopper series

After Nvidia revealed the H20 ban in mid April, CEO Huang has repeatedly signalled the importance the company places on the Chinese market.

29 May 2025 - 8:00PM

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia gives solid forecast, even as China slump mars growth

While the chipmaker is being squeezed out of China, other Trump policy changes may help open up additional markets, such as the Middle East.

29 May 2025 - 6:00AMvideocam

Semiconductors

Huawei pushes Ascend AI chip-based ‘Supernode’ architecture to developers

Huawei’s Supernode 384 computing architecture reflects the company’s efforts to overcome tightened US tech restrictions.

27 May 2025 - 8:00AM

Huawei Technologies’ Ascend chip-based, high-performance computing architecture, Supernode 384, is touted as best-suited for training next-generation artificial intelligence models. Photo: Shutterstock

Semiconductors

Sugon, Hygon merger is latest sign of consolidation in China’s computing sector

Both companies’ Shanghai-listed shares would be suspended for up to 10 trading days starting Monday, according to stock filings.

26 May 2025 - 7:30PM

A worker checks the booth for Chinese supercomputer company Sugon during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, July 5, 2023. Photo: AP

Asean

Asian Angle | In Southeast Asia’s climate battle, AI could prove a double-edged sword

AI has the potential to be a new engine of growth but should not be a panacea for the region’s climate problems.

24 May 2025 - 3:00PMvideocam

Hong Kong economy

Letters | Though still low, Hong Kong’s jobless rate rise can’t be taken lightly

Readers discuss the challenges presented by AI and other tech advances, what SMEs can do to minimise tariff pain, and the decision to cut training hours for medical laboratory technologists.

23 May 2025 - 11:30AM

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