Following the official unveiling of ERNIE Bot, Baidu's answer to ChatGPT, Baidu CEO Robin Li mentioned that the company's in-house Kunlun chip is only suitable for large-scale model inference, but in the future it will move towards AI model training. In other words, the computing power of ERNIE Bot, before it offically goes online, will be outmatched by Microsoft, Google and OpenAi as they adopt Nvidia's H100 GPUs based on 4nm technology. To address the problem, according to China-based media, Baidu has to repurpose the 7nm-based NVIDIA A100 GPUs originally allocated to its auto chip department.
Japan-based Resonac, formerly Showa Denko, kicked off volume production of its new-generation 6-inch SiC epi-wafers on March 1, aiming to serve the needs of EVs and other high-end applications.
As there is no end in sight for the global memory demand slump, South Korea-based suppliers may see their memory business turn into an operating loss, a rarely-seen situation for the duo.
According to IDC's latest Worldwide Semiannual Security Spending Guide, spending on security hardware, services, and software in Asia Pacific, excluding Japan, is expected to reach US$36 billion in 2023, an increase of 16.7% over the previous year.
China-based LiDAR provider Hesai Technology released its first public financial report on March 15. The company achieved a 66.9% increase in net revenues in 2022, with product shipment ramping up. It also saw a greater net loss of CNY300.8 million (US$43.79 million).
South Korea's biggest battery event of the year turned into a beauty parade of US, European and Australian officials all trying to lure investments to their regions.
China's car market, as the biggest in the world, can provide enough momentum to allow the country to develop a self-sufficient supply chain amid expanding US trade sanctions, according to industry sources.
China-based EV company Nio signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with its supplier, Ningbo Tuopu Group, on March 16. The pair will collaborate on a "Tier-0.5" model, developing and producing new energy vehicle (NEV) components together.
TSMC founder Morris Chang's show of support for the US in its ongoing trade war with China has piqued the interest of many in the semiconductor industry.
China's Baidu launched its latest generation of large language model-based, pre-trained AI generative product Ernie Bot (Wenxin Yiyan) on Mar 16. CEO Robin Li demonstrated on-stage some conversation with the AI.
Japan plans to lift restrictions on exports of key semiconductor materials to South Korea, in a move toward ending a feud that has spanned several years between the two tech powerhouses.
Ever-rising demand for electrical vehicles (EVs) is driving fast development of IGBT (insulated gate bipolar transistor) module applications, prompting Chinese semiconductor players such as BYD Semiconductor and StarPower Semiconductor to strengthen deployments in diverse voltages of IGBT solutions to meet the huge EV market demand in China, according to industry sources.
Morris Chang, the founder of TSMC, and Chris Miller, the author of the book 'Chip War', today had an exchange on the topic of global chip conversation and Taiwan's role within.
China-based battery maker CATL continues to consolidate relationships with automotive OEMs. The company signed an agreement with Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC) on March 13 to co-develop batteries for the carmaker.
According to the latest official data, China's semiconductor production for the first two months of 2023 saw a deep drop from a year earlier, reflecting a weak economy and a curb by the US and its allies on semiconductor equipment.
