Chinese AI chipmaker Enflame Technology made a striking debut on Shanghai's STAR Market on Friday, with its shares opening 188% above the IPO price after raising CNY6.12 billion (US$912 million). The listing gives the Tencent-backed company fresh capital to fund its next generations of AI processors and large-scale computing systems, while sharpening attention on China's effort to build alternatives to Nvidia.
ProLogium said Kyushu Electric Power will make a strategic investment as its long-running collaboration expands from industrial cooperation into capital participation. The move signals growing confidence in next-generation battery technologies, with potential implications for energy security, manufacturing supply chains, and electrification efforts in global markets.
SK Hynix is targeting 2028 to apply High-NA extreme ultraviolet lithography to DRAM mass production and is considering joining an industry initiative to develop 12-inch photomasks, according to South Korea's fnnews. The company has separately confirmed both plans.
