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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.
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12 December, 2024
An assembly engineer works on a DUV lithography system at ASML in Veldhoven, Netherlands. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors

ASML-backed Dutch university suspends classes after cyberattack

The world’s top producer of advanced chipmaking tools invests heavily in Eindhoven University of Technology to instruct future employees.

TSMC

Exclusive | TSMC cuts ties with Singapore firm over Huawei processor: sources

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Semiconductors

US semiconductor firm SiFive taps China’s growing appetite for open-source chips

Semiconductors

Samsung CEO touts AI fridges and washers after year to forget

Samsung is counting on its market position as a leader in not just mobile devices but also home appliances like refrigerators and washers.

JH Han, CEO of Samsung Electronics, speaks during the Samsung press conference ahead of CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 6, 2025. Photo: AFP
US-China tech war

Chinese exhibitors are back at CES 2025 despite US tech tensions

While Chinese companies comprise over a quarter of registered exhibitors, many tech giants are notably absent.

Semiconductors

China struggles to build car chip supply chain to break free of imports

The country’s self-sufficiency rate for automotive chips is currently less than 10 per cent, according to an official at MIIT.

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Artificial intelligence

China catches up fast in AI race, but US chip curbs cast shadow

Abundant investment and an open-source approach have pushed China to the AI forefront, but a lack of advanced chips may prove devastating.

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Will US chip curbs derail China’s AI ambitions? Illustration: Davies Christian Surya
Huawei

Huawei’s latest phones still rely on South Korean memory chips

While Huawei has used Chinese memory chips in other handsets, the Mate 70 series features products from SK Hynix, a teardown analysis shows.

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Semiconductors

My Take | With Nvidia antitrust probe, China hardens its stance towards US ‘AI partners’

Beijing may be looking to add teeth to its response to Washington’s escalating chip war, starting with a slap on the wrist for the AI-chip maker.

Semiconductors

Chinese chip tool maker hands reins to state-owned firm after US sanctions

Empyrean Technology is handing control of its board to its largest shareholder, a state-owned enterprise, after Washington blacklisted the software maker.

China’s top maker of electronic design automation tools, Empyrean Technology, is handing control of its board over to its largest shareholder, a state-owned enterprise, showing how US sanctions are leading to unprecedented collaboration between the government and private chip firms. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors

Huawei suppliers face new limits under US defence bill considered a ‘must-pass’

The National Defence Authorisation Act unveiled on Saturday would effectively bar contractors from selling chips or tools to Huawei or affiliates.

US Congress is looking to further restrict Huawei’s access to American technology under a newly proposed bill. Photo: Reuters
US-China tech war

Chip war: Chinese firms play down fresh US sanctions, tout local supply chain

Newly blacklisted Empyrean and Skyverse say the sanctions will have little impact, pointing to their local tech stack and domestic customers.

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US-China tech war

ASML says US chip curbs on China won’t affect 2025 sales forecast

The Dutch chip equipment maker says it is studying the impact of the new restrictions, but sees little impact on long-term demand.

China manufacturing

With more than 10,000 ‘little giants’, China beats 2025 goal amid US tech war

China set a goal of cultivating 10,000 so-called ‘little giant’ firms by 2025 amid increasing tech competition with the US.

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An employee works on a production line of drones. Photo: AFP
US-China tech war

New US chip sanctions to deal fresh blow to China’s self-reliance push

The impact on the Chinese chip industry would be significant if major domestic suppliers are blacklisted, sources say.

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China’s chip industry is bracing for new US export controls as soon as this week. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors

Nvidia meets Chinese trade negotiator as fresh US chip sanctions loom

China’s top trade negotiator and key figure during Trump’s first term met Nvidia’s global business head amid reports of fresh US export restrictions.

Semiconductors

Beijing chip forum attendees mull impact of TSMC block, second Trump term

At the 21st China International Semiconductor Expo, industry experts weighed in on the challenges and opportunities ahead in domestic chipmaking.

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Foxconn

iPhone maker Foxconn partners with Nvidia on AI-driven factories

Foxconn is partnering with Nvidia to develop so-called digital twins to help build advanced facilities around the world.

Nvidia co-founder and chief executive officer Jensen Huang (left) and Foxconn chairman Young Liu at the Hon Hai Tech Day in Taipei last year. Photo: AFP
Semiconductors

Beijing plans 12-inch wafer fab, pouring US$4.6 billion into new chip project

Beijing Yandong Microelectronics will take a controlling position with a 25 per cent stake, while other investors include display maker BOE Technology.

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Semiconductors

China’s chip production slows in October amid threat of new US sanctions

Although production growth slowed to 11.8 per cent in October, semiconductors remain one of China’s fastest-growing industries this year.

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China’s top chip packaging firm sees major board shake-up

Former SMIC chairman Gao Yonggang has resigned from JCET’s board after China Resources became the firm’s largest shareholder.

JCET is China’s leading chip packaging company. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

AMD cuts 1,000 staff to focus on AI chips in battle with Nvidia

The company’s data centre segment has performed vastly better than its personal computer and gaming units this year.

AMD CEO Lisa Su holds a chip at the Computex forum in Taipei in June. Photo: Reuters
TSMC

World’s largest foundry extends dominance in lithography systems

AnandTech and The Register indicate that TSMC’s share of global EUV systems has grown from 50 per cent to 56 per cent between 2020 and 2023.

Semiconductors

China’s chip start-up taking on Nvidia kicks off pre-IPO process

Moore Threads has hired Citic Securities to start the ‘tutoring’ process as it seeks to capitalise on enthusiasm in China’s semiconductor industry.

US-China tech war

China’s tech firms fear bigger curbs as TSMC stops AI chip supply

A wider shipment ban on TSMC-made chips could affect a range of mainland businesses from electric vehicles to smartphones.

TSMC has stopped taking advanced AI chip orders from mainland Chinese clients. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors

China’s AI chip unicorn Moore Threads moves closer to possible IPO

The GPU and AI-accelerator start-up, founded by an Nvidia veteran, has become a joint-stock company after fresh investments.

Moore Threads is one of China’s top GPU designers. Photo: Handout
US-China tech war

China’s chip industry braces for another 4 years under Trump

Chinese semiconductor firms are ramping up purchases of foreign chipmaking equipment and looking to forge new alliances.

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Taiwan

US orders TSMC to stop sending advanced chips used in AI applications to China

Department of Commerce sends letter to TSMC imposing export restrictions on certain sophisticated chips destined for China.

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