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Wednesday 17 January 2024
Taiwan's aerospace sector targets 65% self-sufficiency
Post-pandemic, the global aviation market's resurgence is poised to propel Taiwan's aerospace industry output to a four-year pinnacle. With governmental policies sustaining domestic...
Wednesday 3 January 2024
Chinese foundries keep building additional fab capacity
Unfavorable market conditions have not slowed the pace of capacity expansion at key Chinese foundries, and this trend is expected to continue in 2024, according to industry sources...
Thursday 23 November 2023
New Nvidia chip for China may be delayed
Possible delivery delays for the HGX H20, an exclusively Chinese-market-designed Nvidia processor. It is improbable that Chinese companies will receive samples of the chip until at...
Tuesday 21 November 2023
Xiaomi EV highlights Chinese IC self-sufficiency
Xiaomi's first electric vehicle (EV), the SU7, demonstrates the company's preference for Chinese-made electronics and components.
Tuesday 21 November 2023
China IC self-sufficiency efforts benefit local MCU suppliers
Chinese microcontroller unit (MCU) suppliers have seen orders from the Chinese domestic market increase due to the government-led self-sufficiency push, according to industry sourc...
Wednesday 25 October 2023
AI to boost terminal device replacement
AI will drive demand for PC, handset, and other terminal device replacements, according to sources at chipmakers.
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
Taiwan's strategic response to achieve self-sufficiency in drone component production
Most critical drone components are currently sourced from China due to cost considerations, leaving little room for global competition.
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 20 September 2023
China strives to produce cell phone peripheral ICs locally
Huawei's Mate 60 Pro has been shown to be equipped with only locally-produced SoCs and no peripheral chips from US-based companies. This revelation is part of the greater trend in...
Tuesday 5 September 2023
Chipmaking equipment self-sufficiency accelerates in China
China's pursuit of chipmaking equipment self-sufficiency is accelerating rapidly, which also benefits Taiwanese fab toolmakers such as Gudeng Precision Industrial and Grand Process...
Monday 4 September 2023
Transitioning EV tech to drones, Taiwan's self-sufficiency at 70%
The initial challenge in Taiwan's drone industry stemmed from its small domestic market. It wasn't until the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war that drone technology gained global...
Friday 1 September 2023
China reportedly pursuing high bandwidth memory self-sufficiency
China is keen on attaining self-sufficiency in high bandwidth memory (HBM), with ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) to be playing a leading role in the development of HBM, according...
Thursday 24 August 2023
Land, water supply now biggest issue for building new wafer fabs in Japan
TSMC's wafer fab under construction in Kumamoto aligns with the purpose of the Economic Security Promotion Act (ESPA) legislated by the Japanese government in 2022, which highlights...
Monday 7 August 2023
Weekly news roundup: China's strides and setbacks in semiconductor self-sufficiency and other top stories

China boosts silicon wafer production to strengthen resilience