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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...
Wednesday 4 October 2023
Topco, UIS deny breaking US sanctions against Huawei
Two Taiwanese companies have dismissed allegations made in a recent media report that they had helped Huawei construct wafer fabs in China.
Wednesday 4 October 2023
Dutch media: US export controls against China marred by compromises and falling short of goals
As Washington reportedly plans to update its export curbs against China in October, an analysis report by a Dutch media posits that the previous export curbs imposed a year ago exposed...
Tuesday 3 October 2023
US reportedly warns China on chipmaking tool export curb update
As the anniversary of the US's export ban against China approaches, the White House is reportedly expected to impose stricter curbs on advanced technologies in early October, which...
Monday 2 October 2023
Huawei's SoC layout and hidden efforts: examined through the lens of 'chip peace'
After Huawei's Mate 60 Pro, featuring the 7nm Kirin 9000S processor produced by SMIC, caused a stir, Dr. Burn-Jeng Lin, dean of the College of Semiconductor Research under Taiwan's...
Wednesday 27 September 2023
The economies expected to benefit most from AI
Artificial intelligence will boost economic growth in the US and other advanced economies more than in China and emerging economies, and will add to global competition between Washington...
Wednesday 27 September 2023
US pressures will lead to 'golden decade' for China's semiconductor industry: experts
China's homegrown semiconductor and materials industry has flourished, even with the US stepping up sanctions. According to Ye Tianchun, director of the IC division of the China Semiconductor...
Thursday 24 August 2023
Nvidia sounds fresh warning about damage from China export rules
Nvidia Corp. acknowledged that the US may impose stronger restrictions on the sale of chips to China and warned that such a move will hurt American companies in the long term, reiterating...
Wednesday 16 August 2023
Chinese chip import substitution mired in internal competition as industry leader lambastes US sanctions
In response to the escalating US bans, Gerald Yin, a prominent figure in China's semiconductor equipment industry, has finally spoken out. Yin, who had spent an extended period in...
Wednesday 2 August 2023
Taiwan, US, and allies' over-emphasis on advanced node IC manufacturing faces blind spots
There is a big blind spot for Taiwan and all other countries dishing out CHIPS Act subsidies only to advanced-node semiconductor manufacturing capacities: innovations on mature nodes,...
Wednesday 19 July 2023
US and Europe take different approaches when addressing China's compound semiconductor strategy
China has always hoped that, through compound semiconductors like silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN), it can leapfrog Europe, the US, Japan, and Korea and break their...
Tuesday 18 July 2023
Chip CEOs to meet Brainard, Sullivan over China restrictions
National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan are joining a White House meeting Monday with the chief executive officers of America's...
Monday 17 July 2023
Weekly news roundup: advances in China's ongoing struggle for AI chips and other top stories from the previous week

TSMC seeing more orders from China-based AI chip suppliers

Thursday 6 July 2023
China premier warned former Japanese official of damage from chip curbs

Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Tokyo's impending export controls on cutting-edge chip equipment will damage the global economy, according to a Japanese former senior off...

Tuesday 4 July 2023
Symbolic or strategic? China's export controls on compound semiconductors
On the evening of July 3, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and General Administration of Customs (GAC) announced export control measures on gallium- and germanium-related semiconductor...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research