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Tuesday 2 January 2024
2024 AI Roadmap unveiled, with four key trends to watch
Generative AI commanded attention in the 2023 tech scene, fueling speculation about its trajectory in the new year. Sega Cheng, iKala's Co-founder and CEO, sheds light on crucial...
Friday 29 December 2023
Semiconductor industry caught between two superpowers and AI
When reviewing the semiconductor industry in 2023, the complex US-China tech war has become an unavoidable topic for the industry's development. Over the past few years, the Biden...
Thursday 14 December 2023
Wiwynn chairperson explores challenge of power efficiency in AI servers
Emily Hong, the Chairman of the Taiwan-based server ODM giant Wiwynn, has indicated that despite Nvidia's current dominance in the AI server industry, numerous companies are making...
Wednesday 29 November 2023
Chinese AI chip startups forge ahead amid US export curbs and domestic support
Following the US tightening its controls on exports of high-end AI GPUs to China in October 2023, Chinese companies are turning to homegrown AI chips to build their computational...
Tuesday 28 November 2023
Pace of recovery to vary for different semiconductor sectors and firms
The semiconductor industry is expected to rebound in 2024, but the pace of recovery will vary from sector to sector and company to company, according to industry sources.
Friday 3 November 2023
YMTC keeps spending spree to catch up with Korea-based competitors amid US sanctions
Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC), a major China-based NAND manufacturer, reportedly raised billions of dollars to support its expansion after the company shipped the 232-layer...
Thursday 19 October 2023
China's AI industry grapples with mixed prospects amid escalated US chip controls
With the Biden administration's heightened export controls on semiconductor chips to China, the Chinese AI industry finds itself in a mixed picture of some rejoicing and others facing...
Thursday 19 October 2023
TSMC to raise sub-7nm foundry quotes in 2024
TSMC plans to raise sub-7nm foundry quotes by 3-6% in 2024, while quotes for 16nm and above process manufacturing will remain stable, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 18 October 2023
US processor vendors brace for escalation of ban against Chinese chipmakers
Nvidia, AMD, and Intel are all bracing for the effects of the new US chip bans on their Chinese customers, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 17 October 2023
Chipmakers step up lobbying in the US amid growing geopolitical importance of semiconductors
Since the US-China chip war that began with sanctions on Huawei and SMIC in 2020, fabs or fabless chipmakers have stepped up their lobbying efforts in the US Congress, with their...
Tuesday 17 October 2023
US said to tighten ban against Chinese chipmakers
The US Department of Commerce reportedly is preparing to extend its semiconductor sanctions against China to more Chinese IC design houses.
Thursday 12 October 2023
RISC-V is becoming China's low-risk option amid chip war
The escalating trade war between China and the United States has led to a growing trend within China to pursue indigenous instruction set architectures (ISA). Recently, the RISC-V...
Wednesday 11 October 2023
Tightening US restrictions on China challenges Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain
Recently, there have been reports that the US government is planning to further tighten restrictions on China. Some foreign news outlets have even mentioned Taiwanese companies like...
Thursday 5 October 2023
Raimondo says Huawei chip shows need for 'different tools'
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said reports of a chip breakthrough by Huawei Technologies Co. are "incredibly disturbing" and emphasized that her department needs more ways to...
Thursday 5 October 2023
Is Huawei using enigmatic strategy to drive the US into a dilemma?
Huawei unconventionally releasing its Mate 60 Pro 5G smartphone in late August witout prior notice garnered global attention, but during the subsequent official product launch event...