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Friday 19 December 2025
Commentary: Why China's GPU start-ups command billion-dollar valuations despite losses
China's GPU start-ups are back at the center of a capital-market frenzy. Following Moore Threads, five-year-old MetaX has listed on Shanghai's STAR Market, with its shares surging...
Wednesday 17 December 2025
Commentary: Intel's SambaNova move signals AI chip consolidation era
Intel is reportedly seeking to acquire SambaNova, a prominent AI inference chip specialist. The deal has a high probability of closing, primarily due to a significant governance alignment:...
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Commentary: Broadcom and MediaTek face profit challenges amid growing ASIC orders
Broadcom reported strong AI-related order growth but noted lower gross margins for ASIC products compared to non-AI items, causing market uncertainty about 2026 revenue. Industry...
Thursday 11 December 2025
Commentary: China's PCB edge survives G2 decoupling
As the US–China tech confrontation drags on, discussions consistently return to chips, semiconductors, rare earths, and tariffs. Despite accelerating supply-chain decoupling...
Thursday 11 December 2025
Commentary: China's tech M&A unravels from EDA to compute
China's tech capital markets have slipped into a drawn-out, messy stretch, with multiple high-profile mergers either collapsing or failing to advance beyond early talks.
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Commentary: Are East Asia tensions a threat to supply chains?
The Indo-Pacific region has become the world's most critical theater for both technology manufacturing and geopolitical competition. As military tensions escalate across East Asia,...
Monday 8 December 2025
Commentary: Moore Threads' record IPO echoes Cambricon's trajectory as investors bet on unproven profitability
Chinese GPU startup Moore Threads debuted on the STAR Market on December 5, 2025, with its opening price soaring to CNY650 (US$91.94) per share—a staggering 468.78% increase—pushing...
Friday 5 December 2025
Commentary: Infineon-Innoscience GaN ruling delivers 'disputed victory' for both sides
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued its initial determination in Infineon's Section 337 case against China-based GaN supplier Innoscience. In a telling move that...
Thursday 4 December 2025
Commentary: Micron exits consumer memory market as structural chip shortage hits
Micron has announced it will exit its Crucial consumer product business, including SSDs and memory modules, with all shipments ending by February 2026. This move amid escalating memory...
Thursday 4 December 2025
Commentary: Why Onsemi, STMicro, and Nvidia are all converging on Innoscience's GaN factory floor
Onsemi and Innoscience have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand mass production of GaN power devices using Innoscience's mature 8-inch GaN-on-silicon technology. Onsemi...
Monday 1 December 2025
Commentary: Nvidia’s trillion-dollar test as the AI build-out hits a harder phase
Michael Burry, famed for predicting the 2008 financial crisis, has launched a paywalled Substack called Cassandra Unchained. In his debut...
Monday 1 December 2025
Commentary: TSMC veteran's Intel defection exposes cracks in Taiwan's silicon shield
Since April 5, 2025, a series of geopolitical tensions have unfolded—from US President Donald Trump's remarks and reciprocal tariffs to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's...
Friday 28 November 2025
Commentary: Taiwan's IC design edge in ASIC development
Taiwan's IC design sector has rapidly expanded in the application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) market, driven by growing demand for AI applications. MediaTek has entered Google's...
Thursday 27 November 2025
Commentary: How Huawei’s Kirin 9030 pushes into 7nm threshold
Huawei has launched the Mate 80 flagship series, with the Kirin 9030 once again capturing domestic and international attention. As the United States continues restricting China’s...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Commentary: ASML hit by explosive spy allegations, testing limits of semiconductor neutrality
Dutch lithography leader ASML is facing an unprecedented wave of scrutiny after the publication of a new book, De belangrijkste machine ter wereld...