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Tuesday 30 December 2025
Commentary: Why China chose multi-accelerator strategy in AI chip development
Facing US restrictions on high-end computing products, China is restructuring its AI chip industry by advancing GPU, TPU, and NPU technologies simultaneously. Domestic firms struggle...
Tuesday 30 December 2025
China's TPU upstarts take aim at US AI chip dominance
Amid ongoing US export restrictions, Chinese company Zhonghao Xinying plans to launch its second-generation self-developed Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) chip in 2026. Industry observers...
Tuesday 30 December 2025
SMIC acquires remaining stake in wafer unit for US$5.8 billion
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC), China's largest contract chipmaker, said on Monday it will take full control of its SMNC wafer manufacturing unit in a transaction...
Tuesday 30 December 2025
China to lower 2026 import tariff to boost tech and green economy
China's Ministry of Finance and the Customs Tariff Commission released a 2026 tariff adjustment plan set to take effect on January 1, 2026. The plan revises import provisional tariffs...
Tuesday 30 December 2025
H200 exports to China point to controlled easing in US semiconductor policy
Nvidia has reportedly informed its Chinese customers of its intention to deliver H200 AI chips by mid-February 2026, with shipments targeting 5,000 to 10,000 modules. This volume...
Tuesday 30 December 2025
China enforces strict AI controls by tightening grip on training data
China is building tightly controlled AI systems using censored training data, political tests, and content tracking mechanisms, as part of its designation of AI as a key technology...
Monday 29 December 2025
8-inch foundry price rises take hold as BCD, HV nodes lead
The global 8-inch wafer foundry market has entered a price upcycle. Foundries, including SMIC and Hua Hong Semiconductor, along with major Taiwanese and South Korean mature-node players,...
Monday 29 December 2025
Huawei launches global prize to break memory bottlenecks
As generative AI and large language models scale rapidly, the computing race is shifting toward a quieter but decisive battleground: how data is stored, accessed, and utilized. According...
Monday 29 December 2025
Wingtech seeks full Nexperia control with US$8 billion arbitration threat
On the afternoon of December 26, 2025, Wingtech Technology convened its fifth extraordinary shareholders' meeting of 2025, sending a resolute signal: the company is prepared not only...
Monday 29 December 2025
China eases IPO rules for reusable rocket firms to speed space ambitions
China has eased listing requirements for private companies developing reusable commercial rockets, shifting regulatory scrutiny away from short-term financial performance and toward...
Monday 29 December 2025
Zhonghao Xinying targets 2026 launch for 2nd-gen TPU as AI inference takes the lead
As global AI compute demand pivots from large-scale model training toward application deployment, Zhonghao Xinying (Hangzhou) Technology founder and CEO Yang Gongyifan said in an...
Monday 29 December 2025
Weekly news roundup: AMD lands Alibaba chip deal as US probes Nvidia buyers, ASML keeps lithography lead
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of December 22 to December 29, 2025.
Monday 29 December 2025
Guoxin Micro and CATL form joint venture to spin off automotive chip business
Chinaese semiconductor supplier Guoxin Micro has moved to spin off its automotive controller chip business into a new company. It has brought in a CATL subsidiary as a strategic shareholder...
Monday 29 December 2025
China moves to regulate human-like AI services, signaling tighter governance of emotional and social risks
China has released draft rules to regulate human-like artificial intelligence interaction services, marking a significant step toward governing AI companions, virtual personas, and...
Monday 29 December 2025
China launches national venture capital guidance fund to bolster early-stage tech investment
China has formally launched its National Venture Capital Guidance Fund, a move that signals a major policy push to reshape the country's early-stage investment landscape and strengthen...