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US Chips ‘No Longer Safe’, Chinese Industry Bodies ClaimUS Chips ‘No Longer Safe’, Chinese Industry Bodies Claim

US Chips ‘No Longer Safe’, Chinese Industry Bodies Claim

Latest salvo in escalating trade war, as Chinese companies are told by local industry bodies that US chips are 'no…

4 months ago
China Bans Exports Of Gallium, Germanium, AntimonyChina Bans Exports Of Gallium, Germanium, Antimony

China Bans Exports Of Gallium, Germanium, Antimony

Beijing bans exports to US of key materials after Biden administration imposes more restrictions on Chinese chip sector

4 months ago
US Announces New Export Controls On China’s Chip SectorUS Announces New Export Controls On China’s Chip Sector

US Announces New Export Controls On China’s Chip Sector

New round of US semiconductor export restrictions designed to hamper Beijing's capacity to produce high-end chips

4 months ago
German Government Plots €2 Billion For Chip Subsidies – ReportGerman Government Plots €2 Billion For Chip Subsidies – Report

German Government Plots €2 Billion For Chip Subsidies – Report

Is it enough? After Intel disappointment, Germany to offer approximately 2 billion euros in subsidies for chip investments

4 months ago
US Finalises $7.86bn Award To Intel Amidst Business TroublesUS Finalises $7.86bn Award To Intel Amidst Business Troubles

US Finalises $7.86bn Award To Intel Amidst Business Troubles

Biden administration to reduce Intel's $8.5bn preliminary award under Chips Act as company lays off 15,000 staff, delays investments

4 months ago
Nvidia Chief Promises China Engagement Ahead Of New SanctionsNvidia Chief Promises China Engagement Ahead Of New Sanctions

Nvidia Chief Promises China Engagement Ahead Of New Sanctions

Nvidia chief Jensen Huang says the AI chip company plans to maintain presence in China as US plans new sanctions…

4 months ago
Hong Kong Research Group Trains AI Model With Huawei ChipsHong Kong Research Group Trains AI Model With Huawei Chips

Hong Kong Research Group Trains AI Model With Huawei Chips

Hong Kong-based AI research institute uses Huawei Ascend 910B chips to train latest model, as domestic firms make up for…

4 months ago
US Finalises $6.6bn Award For TSMC Arizona PlantsUS Finalises $6.6bn Award For TSMC Arizona Plants

US Finalises $6.6bn Award For TSMC Arizona Plants

US Commerce Department finalises $6.6bn subsidy to TSMC for leading-edge chip plants in Arizona, as Biden term nears end

4 months ago
China Chip Production Slows Ahead Of New US SanctionsChina Chip Production Slows Ahead Of New US Sanctions

China Chip Production Slows Ahead Of New US Sanctions

Chip production slows in China in October ahead of expected export controls, while annual EV production capacity surges past 10…

4 months ago
US Orders TSMC To Halt AI Chip Sales To ChinaUS Orders TSMC To Halt AI Chip Sales To China

US Orders TSMC To Halt AI Chip Sales To China

US Commerce Department orders Taiwan's TSMC to halt sales of advanced AI accelerators to mainland Chinese customers as of Monday

5 months ago
US Takes Chip Equipment Makers To Task Over China SalesUS Takes Chip Equipment Makers To Task Over China Sales

US Takes Chip Equipment Makers To Task Over China Sales

US lawmakers write to biggest chip equpment makers in US, Japan, Netherlands asking for data on sales to Chinese firms,…

5 months ago
Nvidia Market Value Surges Above $3.6tnNvidia Market Value Surges Above $3.6tn

Nvidia Market Value Surges Above $3.6tn

Investor optimism following Donald Trump re-election win pushes Nvidia to record high, adds 30 percent to Tesla stock price

5 months ago
ASML IT Outage Disrupts Worldwide OperationsASML IT Outage Disrupts Worldwide Operations

ASML IT Outage Disrupts Worldwide Operations

Dutch chip equipment maker ASML says 'fully recovered' from IT outage affecting operations worldwide and is investigating cause

5 months ago
China’s SMIC Benefits From AI Chip Boom In Spite Of SanctionsChina’s SMIC Benefits From AI Chip Boom In Spite Of Sanctions

China’s SMIC Benefits From AI Chip Boom In Spite Of Sanctions

Chinese chip manufacturing giant SMIC says AI has helped boost revenues to record levels in spite of restrictions on advanced…

5 months ago
TSMC Suspends Advanced Chip Orders For China CustomersTSMC Suspends Advanced Chip Orders For China Customers

TSMC Suspends Advanced Chip Orders For China Customers

World's biggest contract chipmaker TSMC to stop producing advanced chips for customers in mainland China after part found in Huawei…

5 months ago

Huawei Sees Sales Surge, But Profits Fall

US-sanctioned Huawei sees sales surge in first three quarters of 2024 on domestic smartphone popularity, even as net profits fall

5 months ago

Spotify, Paramount Sign Up To Use Google Cloud ARM Chips

Google Cloud signs up Spotify, Paramount Global as early customers of its first ARM-based cloud CPUs, as AI drives skyrocketing…

5 months ago

AMD Reports Strong AI Chip Sales, Investors Unimpressed

AMD reports strong growth in data centre unit, but outlook in line with expectations fails to impress investors

5 months ago

OpenAI Working With Broadcom, TSMC On First AI Chip

OpenAI reportedly working with Broadcom, TSMC to manufacture first AI chip in 2026 with focus on inference tasks

5 months ago

White House Finalises China Tech Investment Curbs

Administration publishes final restrictions on US investment into Chinese tech sectors including AI, chips, quantum computing

5 months ago

Intel Invests $300m To Expand China Chip Processing Plant

Intel to expand operations at major chip packaging and testing plant in Chengdu, in show of support for China amidst…

5 months ago

Huawei Begins Staffing Massive New Research Campus

Huawei begins staffing massive new campus in Shanghai suburb as it seeks to bolster home-grown technology efforts

5 months ago

TSMC Arizona Chip Plant Yields 4 Percent Higher Than Taiwan

TSMC says production yields at delayed plant in Arizona are 4 percent higher than comparable factories in Taiwan, in boost…

5 months ago

TSMC Plans Additional Plants In Europe, Official Says

Taiwan official says TSMC planning additional plants in Europe to focus on AI market, after German factory breaks ground

6 months ago

US Moves To Facilitate AI Chip Shipments To Middle East

US Department of Commerce introduces rule to make it easier for Middle East data centres to obtain key AI chip…

6 months ago

China Telecom Trains 1 Trillion-Parameter AI Model Using Domestic Chips

State-owned China Telecom trains two major AI large language models entirely using domestic chips as country ramps self-sufficiency

6 months ago

International Tensions, AI Drive Record Chip Spending

AI, government efforts to boost domestic chip manufacturing expected to boost spending on chip tools to record levels

6 months ago

Government Nationalises One Of UK’s Last Semiconductor Factories

Saved from closure. Ministry of Defence acquires chip factory in County Durham responsible for semiconductors for defence industry

6 months ago

Qualcomm ‘Offers To Buy Intel’

Mobile chip giant Qualcomm approached Intel with an acquisition offer in recent days, Wall Street Journal reports

6 months ago

Intel, AWS To Collaborate On AI Chip In Major Win

AWS to work with Intel on designing, manufacturing AI data centre chip in significant win for Intel manufacturing business

7 months ago