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Get the latest on China’s push for semiconductor innovation, as the nation strives for self-reliance in this critical technology.

Huawei’s CloudMatrix 384 system with Ascend 910 AI processors is displayed at the World Internet Conference in Tongxiang, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, on November 8, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek opens tools to help Huawei chips supplant Nvidia in AI

With introduction of suite of six tools, AI model developer aims to create ‘independent’ software ecosystem for AI processors.

30 Sep 2026 - 3:25PMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia, AMD CEOs join Tsinghua advisory board as US-China chip tensions persist

30 Sep 2026 - 3:19PM

CXMT leans on Chinese toolmakers in US$5.2b expansion push: source

29 Sep 2026 - 5:30PMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

AMD buys Li Fei-Fei’s World Labs for US$8.2b, escalating rivalry with Nvidia

Acquisition gives US chipmaker greater exposure to world-model technology seen as crucial for robotics and physical AI.

29 Sep 2026 - 12:30PM

AMD has agreed to acquire World Labs. Photo: Reuters

Betting on light: why China’s CanSemi is drawing record demand ahead of debut

Momentum builds for CanSemi’s Shenzhen debut as investors back its silicon photonics push and role in domestic AI infrastructure.

28 Sep 2026 - 7:30PM

Demand for Chinese optical modules is ‘strong’ amid AI boom: GlobalFoundries

US contract chipmaker is deepening its presence in the Chinese market, as it carves out a niche serving China’s optical module makers.

27 Sep 2026 - 8:00PM

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Chinese chipmaker Eswin Computing to launch US$300m Hong Kong IPO: sources

Revenue reached 2.4 billion yuan in 2025, up 20 per cent year on year, but net losses for the year stood at 1.5 billion yuan.

25 Sep 2026 - 6:49PM

A 12-inch silicon wafer is displayed at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on July 16, 2025. Photo: AFP

US-China tech war

Xi-Trump dinner puts US tech titans in spotlight – what does it mean for ties?

Nvidia, Apple, AMD and Tesla executives secured prime seats at the White House, underscoring the centrality of AI, chips and tech amid persistent tensions.

25 Sep 2026 - 3:02PMvideocam

China’s storage makers bet on advanced packaging to climb value chain

Biwin Storage Technology invests US$672 million in latest example of a storage firm looking to upgrade its business model.

23 Sep 2026 - 7:29PMvideocam

China’s Hygon expands into physical AI with new chips for robots and factories

Shanghai-listed firm says new chips will help bring AI from cloud servers to factory floors and industrial machines.

23 Sep 2026 - 12:45AM

The launch event for the Hygon 1000 series processors in Shenzhen on Tuesday. Photo: Handout

China’s CXMT touts new chip process as close to ‘world’s most advanced’

Fifth-generation process narrows gap with global leaders Samsung and SK Hynix as the DRAM maker shows two 24-gigabit chips.

20 Sep 2026 - 6:30PMvideocam

China to see major shift to Huawei for AI model training in 2027: deputy chair

The firm’s Ascend chips are ahead of Nvidia in domestic market, Huawei’s Eric Xu Zhijun says.

18 Sep 2026 - 3:56PM

How Huawei plans to bypass US chip curbs with its latest technology

The Chinese tech giant is leveraging its UnifiedBus technology to link hundreds or thousands of chips into single computing unit.

17 Sep 2026 - 8:00PM

Huawei quickens AI chip pace, promises next entrant 3 quarters early

Company says ‘performance-doubling’ Ascend 960DT training chip to debut in first quarter, followed by 960PR inference chip in third quarter.

17 Sep 2026 - 2:37PMvideocam

China’s AI chip stocks face crucial test as MetaX lock-up period expires

The Chinese AI chip firm enjoyed a blockbuster market debut in December, but its stock is now under pressure ahead of a major share release.

16 Sep 2026 - 8:25PMvideocam

People walk past the MetaX booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters

As AI race with US heats up, China targets US$4.5b tech goal in new 5-year plan

Plan forecasts that operating revenue of enterprises and manufacturers in related sectors will exceed 30 trillion yuan by 2030.

15 Sep 2026 - 8:00PMvideocam

Beijing pushes AI chip design as part of self-sufficiency drive

Agentic AI is creating a ‘paradigm shift’ in semiconductor design, chairman of domestic EDA leader Empyrean Technology says.

13 Sep 2026 - 2:00PM

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Enflame soars 179% in Shanghai debut as Nvidia challenger taps AI fever

Tencent-backed company valued at US$25 billion, highlighting its role in Beijing’s push for domestic chips amid US export restrictions.

11 Sep 2026 - 4:54PM

The Enflame booth at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, July 20, 2026. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Huawei tests LogicFolding chip in handset as high-stakes AI tests loom

New smartphone processor is a crucial test of the firm’s attempt to route around US-led curbs on the most advanced chipmaking technology.

8 Sep 2026 - 2:43PM

Huawei unveils first-ever smartphone powered by Tau Scaling Law-based Kirin chip

Coming just ahead of new models from Apple and Xiaomi, the device highlights a fierce battle in the high-end foldable market.

7 Sep 2026 - 6:32PMvideocam

Huawei’s Tau Scaling Law chip overcomes overheating hurdle, paper shows

The research directly counters claims that vertical stacking creates a thermal bottleneck, the tech giant’s paper says.

6 Sep 2026 - 8:06PM

Avoiding overheating is a key technical hurdle for Huawei’s anticipated Kirin 2026 smartphone chip release, according to analysts. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s AMEC unveils 6 chip-making machines in a day in self-reliance boost

A rapid R&D drive is powering the firm’s transition beyond its core business.

2 Sep 2026 - 5:29PMvideocam

Chinese chip equipment giant Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) unveils six new tools in a single day as the company accelerates research and development. Photo: Weibo

What’s next after China court freezes US$318 million in Nexperia assets?

Bitter custody fight sparked by Dutch intervention has affected European supply lines, and assets look to remain frozen for years.

1 Sep 2026 - 9:30PMvideocam

China’s AI chipmakers post surging sales in tech self-reliance drive

MetaX posted a net profit of 612 million yuan for the first six months, reversing a loss of 186 million yuan a year earlier.

31 Aug 2026 - 4:46PM

China’s CXMT posts massive 870% revenue surge as ‘aggressive expansion’ pays off

China’s leading DRAM chipmaker outperforms its own forecasts in its first financial results since a blockbuster Shanghai listing.

28 Aug 2026 - 7:06PM

AI boom, profit surge fuel China’s ambitious chip assembly buildout

Chinese chip packaging firms launch multibillion-dollar expansion drive after logging triple-figure profit growth on surging AI demand.

26 Aug 2026 - 6:30PMvideocam

Employees work on a production line at JCET’s semiconductor packaging and testing facility in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. Photo: Getty Images

Cut off from Europe, Nexperia China eyes self-reliance through domestic wafers

The Chinese division is betting on a high-stakes, home-grown supply chain pivot to bypass suspended European wafer shipments.

24 Aug 2026 - 6:00PMvideocam

China’s next mega chip listing could break CXMT’s market records

IPO funds to fuel YMTC parent CCSH’s expansion, with nearly US$5 billion set aside to boost chipmaking capacity and accelerate R&D.

24 Aug 2026 - 4:54PM

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