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Tuesday 2 September 2025
China's AI industry shows steady growth despite US technology restrictions
China has been actively demonstrating advancements in its artificial intelligence (AI) sector. Despite still trailing major US companies, China continues to pursue development amid...
Tuesday 2 September 2025
Alibaba denies massive Cambricon chip order
Alibaba Group is reportedly making progress in its development and supply strategies for AI chips. There are mixed reports regarding the company’s procurement of computing power...
Monday 1 September 2025
Weekly news roundup: Intel revives AI chip fight with Jaguar Shores; Samsung may invest in Intel packaging push
Below are the top DIGITIMES Asia stories from August 25 to 31, 2025.
Monday 1 September 2025
Cambricon's second act: From Huawei's castoff to China's AI hopeful
China's Cambricon Technologies, a leading domestic AI chip startup, has endured a turbulent rise marked by the brilliance of its founding brothers and the pressure of shifting geopolitics...
Friday 29 August 2025
China reportedly plans to triple AI chip output by 2026, with 3 fabs for Huawei
China is preparing to triple its domestic AI chip production by 2026, according to people cited by the Financial Times. Three new wafer fabs...
Thursday 28 August 2025
US weighs equity stakes in chipmakers under CHIPS Act, but Nvidia off the table
The Trump administration's move to take a 10% stake in Intel has intensified debate over whether CHIPS and Science Act subsidies could be linked to equity ownership, fueling concerns...
Thursday 28 August 2025
China’s cities outpace Beijing in AI chip race, setting steeper targets than the state
On August 25, Nikkei Asia reported that Shanghai aims to raise the domestic semiconductor share in AI and data center operations to more than 70% by 2027. Guizhou's Guiyang, in the...
Wednesday 27 August 2025
China-based Cambricon posts surging 1H25 revenue as local AI chip demand soars
Chinese AI chip developer Cambricon Technologies reported a sharp turnaround in its first-half 2025 results, driven by booming demand for AI computing power.
Tuesday 26 August 2025
China reportedly enforces blanket halt on Nvidia H20, leaving AI revenue in doubt
Investment bank Jefferies Group LLC has warned in a memo that China has imposed a sweeping ban on Nvidia's H20 AI GPUs, blocking domestic companies from placing any new orders for...
Tuesday 26 August 2025
Malaysia advances IC design ambitions with launch of MARS1000 edge AI chip
Malaysia has launched its first locally designed edge AI processor, the MARS1000, developed by SkyeChip Sdn Bhd. Unveiled at the Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association Merdeka...
Tuesday 26 August 2025
Nvidia’s H20 meets abrupt demise in China

Over the past few months, China's AI chip market has flipped upside down. Nvidia's H20 processor, once touted as a vital stopgap for...

Tuesday 26 August 2025
VeriSilicon hits 5nm breakthrough as AI ASIC orders soar in China
China's AI chip market is surging across algorithms, large language models, and computing hardware, fueling a new wave of investment. Cambricon Technologies recently overtook SMIC...
Monday 25 August 2025
Nvidia halts H20 chip production, reportedly seeks downgraded Blackwell for China
The H20 chip faces resistance from the Chinese government, with reports indicating that Nvidia has requested its supply chain partners to halt production of the H20. However, Nvidia...
Monday 25 August 2025
Intel's AI chip comeback: 2nm Jaguar Shores to rival Nvidia
Intel is reportedly leveraging its 2nm Intel Foundry process to develop artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors, positioning itself to compete against industry leaders such as...
Monday 25 August 2025
Baidu's Kunlunxin's US$140 million AI chip order from China Mobile fuels face-off with Nvidia
China's push to challenge Nvidia in AI chips is accelerating, with Baidu's Kunlunxin winning a US$140 million order from China Mobile. Alongside Huawei's Ascend processors and Cambricon's...