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Monday 3 March 2025
Weekly news roundup: Dixon Technologies eyes US$3 billion display unit; Huawei Ascend 910C reportedly hits 40% yield
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from February 24 – February 27.
Tuesday 25 February 2025
Huawei Ascend 910C reportedly hits 40% yield, turns profitable; aims for 60% industry standard
Huawei's Ascend 910C AI chip has reportedly reached a 40% manufacturing yield, marking the first time the Ascend production line has turned profitable. The company aims to improve...
Friday 7 February 2025
Chinese AI chip suppliers work with DeepSeek to boost competitiveness
With the growing buzz surrounding DeepSeek, its website and application have seen a massive surge in traffic. The influx of new users has led to repeated "server busy" delays, raising...
Thursday 6 February 2025
Huawei reports 2024 revenue, Ascend 910C hits 60% of Nvidia H100's AI performance
Huawei Chairman Howard Liang announced that 2024 revenue exceeded CNY860 billion (approx. US$118.6 billion) at the Guangdong Provincial Conference on high-quality development, driven...
Wednesday 5 February 2025
DeepSeek's meteoric rise: China's AI power play reshaping global competition
DeepSeek's rapid ascent highlights China's growing dominance in AI. Supported by a robust ecosystem of domestic technology and resources, the startup reflects the nation's drive to...
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...