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Tuesday 3 December 2024
Chinese foundries, memory firms face US export curbs
The upcoming US ban targets the Chinese semiconductor industry in what is expected to be the third significant crackdown in three years. However, the number of companies affected...
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Huawei presses ahead with AI chip plans despite yield concerns
Huawei is reportedly advancing its plans to mass-produce the Ascend 910C AI chip in the first quarter of 2025, even as the company grapples with extremely low wafer yields. Simultaneously,...
Monday 11 November 2024
Huawei chip controversy puts Taiwan's tech controls under scrutiny
The recent election of Donald Trump and JD Vance has raised questions about potential shifts in US technology sanctions. A critical security concern emerged when TSMC chips were discovered...
Wednesday 30 October 2024
TSMC reportedly halts supply to two suspected Huawei proxies, challenges from China’s intermediary networks persist
According to informed sources, TSMC has suspended supplies to at least two chip developers due to suspicions that these companies are attempting to circumvent the US government's...
Thursday 24 October 2024
SenseTime's AI data center heavily utilizes Chinese chips including Huawei, Biren
Chinese AI company SenseTime has announced that its Shanghai-based AI data center will extensively use domestically manufactured chips, including products from Huawei and Biren Technology...
Thursday 24 October 2024
TSMC chips in Huawei AI accelerator cast doubt on SMIC's capabilities
Chinese foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has found itself in a precarious position following a recent TechInsights teardown report concerning a TSMC-manufactured...
Wednesday 9 October 2024
China's insistence on local chip usage; release of Ascend 910C muddles Nvidia's future
Rumors suggest the Chinese government is encouraging local companies to prioritize domestic artificial intelligence (AI) processor brands over Nvidia's products. If this informal...
Monday 7 October 2024
ByteDance replaces Nvidia chips with Huawei due to government policy
TikTok's parent company ByteDance has reportedly ordered 100,000 of Huawei's Ascend 910B chips in 2024 to train an AI model, with 30,000 already delivered. ByteDance has not commented...
Tuesday 1 October 2024
Huawei debuts Ascend 910C samples amid China's bid to topple Nvidia's AI lead
The Chinese government is reportedly intensifying efforts to discourage domestic companies from buying Nvidia AI processors, aiming to boost local suppliers like Huawei. According...
Tuesday 20 August 2024
What's behind the setbacks in Huawei's 910C chip production?
Reports from the Chinese semiconductor industry suggest that Huawei's Ascend 910C...
Monday 19 August 2024
Huawei's Ascend 910C: a potential threat to Nvidia's dominance in China's AI chip market
Huawei's new AI chip, the Ascend 910C, is reportedly set for release with performance comparable to the NVIDIA H100 GPU. While the older Ascend 910B did not pose a significant threat...
Friday 12 July 2024
China's Infinigence launches groundbreaking AI integration platform harnessing diverse chips and models
Amid China's skyrocketing demand for computing power and a tight supply of AI chips, an industry leader has proposed a solution to leverage the nation's diverse hardware and software...
Tuesday 9 July 2024
Nvidia's H20 to go head-to-head with Chinese AI chips; procurement intent from major CSPs will be key
The rapid development of large language models (LLMs) in China has led to various development bottlenecks for AI, including complex computing power management, high training and inference...
Monday 8 July 2024
Huawei follows Nvidia's model to develop AI supply chain in China
Since being blacklisted by the US Department of Commerce in 2019, Huawei has not given up efforts to break out of US export control restrictions. A Chinese technology tycoon observed...
Friday 5 July 2024
China still relies heavily on Nvidia AI chips despite Huawei's best efforts
As the technological competition between China and the US intensifies, AI chips have become a crucial resource. The US government's export ban on Nvidia's high-end AI chips has prompted...
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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