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Friday 18 July 2025
US greenlights Nvidia, AMD chip sales to China— Is Trump setting up for grand bargain?
Three months after the US abruptly halted shipments of downgraded AI chips to China in April, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang returned to the country in mid-July to announce that Washington...
Friday 18 July 2025
GB300 production underway: Nvidia's strategic shift brings relief to ODMs
Nvidia has begun limited production of its next-generation AI server platform, the GB300, with volume shipments expected to ramp up starting in September 2025, according to sources...
Friday 18 July 2025
Malaysia's road from foreign capital to homegrown innovation
Malaysia's semiconductor industry traces back to the 1970s. In August 1972, Malaysia's first free trade zone, the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone (Bayan Lepas FIZ), was launched...
Friday 18 July 2025
China's chip architect says country is entering 'uncharted territory,' could shed tech reliance within a decade
As US-China tech tensions intensify, China's semiconductor industry is reaching a pivotal inflection point. Ahead of its 15th Five-Year Plan rollout in 2026, Chinese policymakers...
Friday 18 July 2025
MediaTek's C-X1 takes market by storm to fuel 2026 revenue
MediaTek has collaborated with NVIDIA since 2023 in developing automotive chips, and the partnership since then has extended into various application fields. Their new C-X1 chip is...
Thursday 17 July 2025
Advanced packaging boom propels ASE, KYEC through shifting semiconductor landscape

Even as Taiwan's semiconductor tariff policies remain unresolved and the New Taiwan dollar continues to appreciate, major chip packaging...

Thursday 17 July 2025
DeepSeek stumbles as user growth slows and R2 delay drags on; Nvidia H20 restart offers a lifeline
Once hailed as China's rising AI star, DeepSeek is now facing a period of waning momentum. However, the company's founder and CEO, Liang Wenfeng, might soon benefit from an expected...
Thursday 17 July 2025
China accelerates RISC-V localization with new Shanghai research hub

China is ramping up its RISC-V ambitions with the launch of the Shanghai Open Source Computing Research Institute, unveiled at the 5th...

Thursday 17 July 2025
Nvidia CEO disclaims US-China trade and export policy influence
During his July 16, 2025, visit to China, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang addressed questions about the US H20 chip ban and the US-China tech conflict. He said he had not changed his position...
Thursday 17 July 2025
H20 back online in China — IC design houses, cloud AI chipmakers breathe sigh of relief
The Trump administration's decision to allow Nvidia's H20 chips back into China has triggered a surge of urgent orders from major Chinese cloud providers, reviving not only Nvidia's...
Thursday 17 July 2025
Nvidia's Jensen Huang discusses AI, China's tech influence, and personal tech preferences
During an extended Nvidia media briefing in China after the China International Supply Chain Expo, CEO Jensen Huang addressed US-China trade relations and China's rising tech influence...
Thursday 17 July 2025
China's chip elite pivots to ADAS amid EV compute saturation
China's electric vehicle sector is facing intense competition and slowing chip demand, prompting the country's top IC design talent to pivot toward advanced driver-assistance systems...
Thursday 17 July 2025
Uncertainty still clouds H20 relaunch in China despite resumed sales, says Jensen Huang
On July 16, Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang held a lengthy interview with over 30 Chinese media outlets in Beijing, addressing issues ranging from the recent resumption of H20...
Thursday 17 July 2025
Nvidia's H20 chips see surge in Chinese orders as Jensen Huang returns to Beijing
The China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, China, was held on July 16, 2025, with the attendance of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang becoming the main attraction. During...
Thursday 17 July 2025
Nvidia's Jensen Huang names 10 Chinese AI firms shaping the future — from Tencent to MiniMax

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered a rare Mandarin-language keynote at the China International Supply Chain Expo on July 16, appearing...