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Wednesday 11 November 2026
Alibaba files to spin off chip design unit T-Head for Hong Kong IPO
Alibaba filed for a Hong Kong IPO for its chip design unit, T-Head, as a spin-off on November 10. The separate listing would let investors gain direct exposure to the group's chipmaking...
Wednesday 11 November 2026
China's Nebula project links AI chips to satellites in bid to take computing beyond Earth

Rising AI demand and constraints on power, land and cooling at terrestrial data centers are drawing international interest in space computing....

Wednesday 11 November 2026
China's Huaqin looks beyond AI servers with US$150M wafer foundry investment
China's leading smart-device original design manufacturer (ODM), Huaqin Technology, plans to invest CNY1 billion (approx. US$149.86 million) in a wafer foundry venture, strengthening...
Wednesday 11 November 2026
China's HISIGK takes a specialty route into lithography with MEMS, AR optics
Jiangsu HISI Semiconductor (HISIGK) has prepared 14 automated lithography systems for delivery across 300mm, 200mm and 150mm wafer platforms, expanding its specialty semiconductor...
Wednesday 11 November 2026
Qualcomm names Samsung, Micron as memory suppliers in annual filing
Qualcomm has identified Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology as its primary memory suppliers for certain products, including automotive applications, in its fiscal 2026 annual...
Wednesday 11 November 2026
CATL's lithium-air research confronts the endurance problem behind 2,000km EV range
CATL is exploring lithium-air batteries as a long-term research direction, attracting attention to the prospect of electric vehicles travelling more than 2,000km (≈ 1,243 miles)...
Wednesday 11 November 2026
SK Hynix taps Nvidia to speed up memory chip simulations
SK Hynix is using Nvidia's AI technology and GPU acceleration to speed up memory chip simulations, with improvements in etching-process development and tests of thermal and elastic...
Wednesday 11 November 2026
China, US extend trade suspensions ahead of APEC
China and the US have extended selected export-control, tariff, and maritime measures ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen on...
Wednesday 11 November 2026
Nvidia probe: Did Alice Huang's access to Jensen Huang yield an AI chip advantage?
Former colleagues and business associates describe Alice Huang as an executive skilled at turning relationships into commercial opportunities. Their accounts are now central to understanding...
Wednesday 11 November 2026
Rapidus reportedly falls behind schedule on 2nm chip production target, raising questions over Japan's chip ambitions
Japan's state-backed chipmaker Rapidus is facing mounting technological challenges that could delay its plan to begin mass-producing 2nm semiconductors by March 2028, potentially undermining...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Apple files China registration for Apple Intelligence on iPad, Mac
Apple's generative AI (GenAI) service, Apple Intelligence, has completed regulatory filings for tablets and laptops in China after securing approval to launch on smartphones, advancing...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Yageo posts record October sales as China holiday weighs on Walsin's revenue
Taiwanese passive component makers Yageo and Walsin Technology reported contrasting October results, with Yageo posting record monthly revenue on strong AI demand while Walsin's sales...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Nvidia showcases factory AI at Seoul event; Jensen Huang's daughter absent
Nvidia showcased its work with South Korean manufacturers on robot simulation, precision sanding and factory digital twins as its AI Day Seoul event opened on November 9, despite the...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Nvidia could face more scrutiny by new Congress in wake of spy probe
An incoming Democratic majority in the US Congress is likely to place Nvidia under greater scrutiny in light of recent revelations that the chipmaker's CEO, Jensen Huang, had an affair...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
SK Hynix-backed Trinity Fab to test chipmaking tools in 2027
Trinity Fab, a semiconductor testing facility backed by SK Hynix and South Korean public bodies, will begin testing chipmaking equipment and materials in October 2027, The Elec...