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Saturday 15 March 2025
Alibaba open-sources QwQ-32B: a lifeline for China's AI chip sector?
On March 6, 2025, China's AI scene is brimming with confidence, with some media even suggesting that domestic firms could outpace OpenAI. Newcomer Manus is being positioned as a rival...
Saturday 15 March 2025
AMD Greater China president outlines plan to fuse consumer GPUs with AI innovation
Recently, AMD held a launch event in China for its latest GPU product, the Radeon RX 9070 series, highlighting its commitment to the Chinese market. The introduction of DeepSeek enhances...
Saturday 15 March 2025
Samsung bets on an Apple-style shift to rescue faltering Exynos chip ambitions
Samsung Electronics is considering a major overhaul of its semiconductor division as Exynos chip losses mount. Reports suggest the company may transfer its Exynos application processor...
Saturday 15 March 2025
Manus partners with Alibaba's Qwen on "AI Genie" for China
Alibaba's Qwen (Tongyi Qianwen) and the emerging AI agent Manus have recently announced a strategic partnership, generating buzz across the artificial intelligence sector. This collaboration...
Friday 14 March 2025
Apple supplier Lens Technology pursues dual 'A+H' listing to drive global expansion
On the evening of March 12, Lens Technology announced plans to issue overseas foreign-listed shares (H-shares) and seek a listing on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange...
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
Samsung reportedly advances development of glass interposers to boost semiconductor performance
Samsung Electronics has reportedly begun developing a next-generation packaging material, the "glass interposer," a move aimed at replacing the costly silicon interposers currently...
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
Japan doubles down on Rapidus as semiconductor ambitions face funding hurdles
Japan's 2025 budget proposal is on the verge of approval, paving the way for government investment in Rapidus, a project focused on the mass production of advanced semiconductors...
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,...