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Thursday 12 June 2025
Chinese MCU providers pivot to humanoid robots amid genAI boom
As generative AI and humanoid robotics converge, Chinese microcontroller unit (MCU) manufacturers are shifting their strategic focus away from the automotive sector toward humanoid...
Thursday 12 June 2025
How the US is targeting China's chip ambitions at the design source
In the escalating battle over semiconductor supremacy, the United States has struck at the brain of China's chip industry—its design software.
Thursday 12 June 2025
China rolls out AI chip design system 'Qimeng' to cut reliance on US EDA tools
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has introduced an AI-driven chip design system named "Qimeng" ("Enlightenment"), signaling a major move in China's drive to accelerate semiconductor...
Thursday 12 June 2025
Taiwan's Laster Tech eyes H2 boost from China's auto stimulus, Tesla Model Y deliveries
Laster Tech, a Taiwanese maker of LED automotive lighting modules, reported consolidated revenue of NT$751 million (US$23 million) in May 2025, down 7.16% from April and 12.28% from...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Google's AR comeback: Project Aura marries dual-chip design with native 6DoF precision

Google has reentered the smart glasses arena with Project Aura, an AR headset co-developed with Chinese firm Xreal and powered by Qualcomm...

Wednesday 11 June 2025
Xiaohongshu enters open-source AI arena with dots.llm1 model launch

Xiaohongshu—internationally branded as RedNote—has officially entered the open-source AI landscape, joining a surge of Chinese...

Wednesday 11 June 2025
CXMT accelerates DDR5 memory production, phases out DDR4
In a sign of China's accelerating ambitions in the semiconductor race, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), the country's leading DRAM manufacturer, is rapidly advancing development...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
US-China trade talks enter stalemate phase as tariff tensions encroach on tech
US-China trade negotiations resumed in London on June 9, following a joint statement issued in Geneva on May 12. In that agreement, both sides committed to lowering reciprocal and...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
China's STAR Market reforms spark record M&A wave as tech firms seek scale and strategy
Marking the first anniversary of China's "Eight Measures for the STAR Market"—a landmark reform package aimed at boosting tech innovation and industrial upgrading—the...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
China IC exports up 18.9%; ASEAN overtakes US as largest trade partner
China is ramping up trade ties with ASEAN and the EU as US-China tensions deepen and global supply chains continue to shift. According to June 2025 data from the General Administration...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Hygon absorbs Sugon in US$16.2 billion share swap to forge China's full-stack compute giant
Chinese processor developer Hygon Information Technology and supercomputing firm Dawning Information Industry Co. (Sugon) unveiled a CNY116 billion (US$16.2 billion) share-swap merger...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Chinese carmakers agree to standardize supplier payment periods
Several of China's state-owned automakers have pledged to standardize bill payment periods for their suppliers to 60 days after authorities raised concerns about supply chain finan...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
US, China officials agree on plan to ramp down trade tensions
The US and China de-escalated trade tensions, agreeing to a preliminary deal on how to implement the consensus the two sides reached in Geneva, negotiators for both sides said.
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Trump's EDA cutoff cripples China's advanced node, HBM ambitions
The Trump administration has escalated its tech crackdown on China with a sweeping ban on Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software exports. On May 29, 2025, Synopsys, Cadence,...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
China's 10 rare earth powerhouses driving 70% of global supply

In April 2025, China imposed new export restrictions on seven critical mid-to-heavy rare earth elements—samarium (Sm), gadolinium (Gd),...