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Tuesday 16 January 2024
Huawei chip design arm HiSilicon launches RISC-V MCUs
Through a chipmaking affiliate, Huawei has recently released RISC-V architecture-based MCUs, thereby advancing into the market for edge AI devices.
Monday 15 January 2024
China sooner or later will 100% indigenize smartphone OLED panel supply chain
Thanks to Chinese smartphone vendors' effort to prioritize domestic procurement of key components, the local supply chain of organic light emitting diodes (OLED) has grown significantly...
Monday 15 January 2024
Apps will power China's AI says country's top engineer
China's tech experts want the country to seize AI applications initiative.
Monday 15 January 2024
Chinese satellite industry plays catchup as application and chip innovations hold the key forward
China's satellite industry is expecting a high-growth period driven by an increasing number of application scenarios, especially in the mobile and automotive sectors. Entering 2024,...
Monday 15 January 2024
China mulls great AI chip leap as Nvidia disappoints
Unimpressed by Nvidia's reduced performance GPU chips, Chinese cloud titans Alibaba and Tencent look to homegrown replacements.
Monday 15 January 2024
US fears Chinese chip dump as China faces capacity overkill
US Congress is urging the Biden administration to impose high tariffs to prevent China from flooding the country with mature process chips
Monday 15 January 2024
Taiwan's President-Elect promises to support semiconductor industry
At the international press conference held at the Democratic Progressive Party's headquarters after the general election results were announced, President-Elect Lai Ching-te, a.k.a...
Friday 12 January 2024
China's Semiconductor Industry leans in, amps up for tighter 2024 restrictions
The year 2023 was the semiconductor industry's long winter, with declining demand throughout the year.
Friday 12 January 2024
China's telecom titans harness cloud surge amid 5G evolution
In the landscape of 5G development, initial dividends have already materialized for regions at the forefront of its rollout. As the first wave of 5G matures, telecom operators seek...
Friday 12 January 2024
EV makers cannot absorb cut German government subsidies
Following the German government's move to curtail subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs) major automakers reassured consumers by pledging to absorb the costs.
Friday 12 January 2024
RISC-V ecosystem speeds ahead despite US concerns
Despite reports about the U.S. government discouraging its semiconductor industry from developing applications using the RISC-V open standard instruction set architecture (ISA,) companies...
Friday 12 January 2024
Chinese pure-play foundry market to increase 9% in 2024
China's pure-play IC foundry industry is expected to resume growth in 2024, with utilization rates of 90% for 8-inch foundries and 78% for 12-inch foundries, according to ICWise,...
Thursday 11 January 2024
Chinese compound semiconductor companies to fulfill domestic needs, aim overseas
Chinese companies China Resources Microelectronics (CR Micro), United Nova Technology (UNT), and SICC have been scaling their compound semiconductor business by strengthening cooperation...
Thursday 11 January 2024
Huawei cuts back on D.C. lobbying as China push for decoupling from US
According to a Bloomberg report and US federal filing data, Huawei Technologies may have slowed its costly lobbying efforts in Washington, as the company is spearheading...
Thursday 11 January 2024
China's Company Law shakeup spooks S. Korean businesses
China's sweeping December 29, 2023, amendments to its Company Law have seen foreign compliance teams scrambling to figure out the new rules and have South Korean businesses feeling...