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Friday 14 March 2025
Lithography tools viewed as final piece for China's semiconductor equipment supply chain
Naura Technology, which has been actively acquiring and restructuring since 2015, is gradually assembling a comprehensive supply chain system for domestic semiconductor equipment...
Friday 14 March 2025
ByteDance open-sources COMET to boost MoE efficiency, accelerating LLM training by 1.7x
ByteDance's Doubao AI team has open-sourced COMET, a Mixture of Experts (MoE) optimization framework that improves large language model (LLM) training efficiency while reducing costs...
Friday 14 March 2025
CTI acquires PCB testing giant to expand testing services
After China-based Centre Testing International Group (CTI) acquired a 51% stake in Microtek Changzhou, a move aimed at enhancing CTI's service capabilities in the PCB and CCL industries,...
Friday 14 March 2025
Chinese firms mull price cuts for 8-inch SiC substrates
The US has initiated a Section 301 investigation into China's mature semiconductor processes and third-generation silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors. Supply chain operators state...
Friday 14 March 2025
China's robotics renaissance: embodied AI boom forcing global rethink
China has officially designated embodied intelligence as a strategic pillar of future industrial growth, according to its latest government work report. This marks a significant policy...
Friday 14 March 2025
GlobalFoundries explores manufacturing partnerships in China
At the Morgan Stanley Tech, Media & Telecom 2025, GlobalFoundries announced plans to explore manufacturing partnerships in China. The move responds to rising demand for localized...
Friday 14 March 2025
Manus vs. DeepSeek: disruptive AI breakthrough or just smoke and mirrors?
China's latest AI sensation, Manus, is being marketed as the world's first general-purpose AI agent. Overnight, it became a trending topic, with many touting it as a groundbreaking...
Friday 14 March 2025
BOE scales up COB production in Zhuhai as MLED sector enters a high-growth era
On March 10, BOE Technology Group celebrated the mass production launch of its MLED (Mini/Micro LED) displays at Zhuhai BOE MLED Technology. The event, themed "Illuminating the Future,...
Thursday 13 March 2025
Hiroca rides China auto boom, expands into Japan and South Korea
Taiwan's Hiroca Automotive Trim Corp. continues to see strong sales in its major Chinese market, driven by the country's "trade-in for new" consumer policy and aggressive promotions...
Thursday 13 March 2025
Alibaba doubles down on AI after rare sit-down with President Xi Jinping
Alibaba Group Chairman Joe Tsai stated that a recent high-level meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and top tech executives has strengthened business confidence in China...
Thursday 13 March 2025
Why China's 'first' AI agent struggles to gain industry traction
China-based start-up Butterfly Effect claims to have launched the world's first General AI agent, Manus. The company aims to capitalize on the momentum of "Chinese-branded AI" following...
Thursday 13 March 2025
Biren secures pre-IPO funding as valuation tops US$2.1B, backed by Shanghai AI Industry Fund
On March 11, Shanghai Guotou Pioneer Fund announced via its official WeChat account that its AI industry fund led a fresh investment round in Biren Technology (Biren), one of China's...
Thursday 13 March 2025
China moves for higher copper exports amid market upheaval
China has issued more licenses allowing copper smelters to export metal tax-free, aiding local producers and paving the way for greater overseas sales at a time of upheaval in the...
Thursday 13 March 2025
Samsung's China revenue surges 54% on Trump tariffs-driven chip stockpile rush
Samsung Electronics' revenue from China soared 53.8% in 2024 to KRW64.9 trillion (US$448 billion), driven by concerns over potential tariffs under President Donald Trump's administration...
Thursday 13 March 2025
Alibaba's Qwen AI takes on DeepSeek, taps Nvidia RTX 4090 for low-cost AI scaling
Just six weeks after DeepSeek-R1 launched with open-source model weights and app updates, Alibaba's Qwen (Tongyi Qianwen) AI model is accelerating its efforts to compete. Selected...