Alibaba filed for a Hong Kong IPO for its chip design unit, T-Head, as a spin-off on November 10. The separate listing would let investors gain direct exposure to the group's chipmaking business as China's AI ecosystem seeks to reduce its reliance on US semiconductors through domestic alternatives.

Jiangsu HISI Semiconductor (HISIGK) has prepared 14 automated lithography systems for delivery across 300mm, 200mm and 150mm wafer platforms, expanding its specialty semiconductor equipment business in markets ranging from MEMS to AR optics and LED chips.

CATL is exploring lithium-air batteries as a long-term research direction, attracting attention to the prospect of electric vehicles travelling more than 2,000km (≈ 1,243 miles) on a charge. That range remains a theoretical scenario, with no announced production battery or vehicle test demonstrating it.

SK Hynix is using Nvidia's AI technology and GPU acceleration to speed up memory chip simulations, with improvements in etching-process development and tests of thermal and elastic deformation analysis. As memory structures and manufacturing processes become increasingly complex, the companies are working to reduce simulation time and computational demands to support process optimization during R&D.

China and the US have extended selected export-control, tariff, and maritime measures ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen on November 18-19. US President Donald Trump has said he expects to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping during the summit, though no bilateral meeting date has been formally announced.

Apple's generative AI (GenAI) service, Apple Intelligence, has completed regulatory filings for tablets and laptops in China after securing approval to launch on smartphones, advancing the company's AI strategy in the Chinese market.

Taiwanese passive component makers Yageo and Walsin Technology reported contrasting October results, with Yageo posting record monthly revenue on strong AI demand while Walsin's sales declined from September due to China's National Day holidays. Both companies recorded year-over-year revenue growth of more than 50%.

Nvidia showcased its work with South Korean manufacturers on robot simulation, precision sanding and factory digital twins as its AI Day Seoul event opened on November 9, despite the absence of senior director Madison Huang, who canceled her planned visit to South Korea.

An incoming Democratic majority in the US Congress is likely to place Nvidia under greater scrutiny in light of recent revelations that the chipmaker's CEO, Jensen Huang, had an affair with an alleged Chinese spy. The legislature is already advancing a series of bills that seek to halt the flow of advanced US chips to China.

Trinity Fab, a semiconductor testing facility backed by SK Hynix and South Korean public bodies, will begin testing chipmaking equipment and materials in October 2027, The Elec reported on November 8. The KRW874.6 billion (approx. US$651 million) facility will operate under SK Hynix's mass-production standards, giving domestic suppliers access to production-grade testing without building their own facilities.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s admission of an extramarital affair with Alice Huang, a former senior executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, has triggered controversy, while China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has again rejected allegations that she was a Chinese spy.

Anthropic’s generative AI service Claude suffered a data breach affecting more than 100 South Korean enterprise accounts, exposing customer names, email addresses, account IDs, organization IDs, subscription tiers, and usage and spending metrics.

South Korea has approved a seven-year national research program to support display technology development and provide companies with shared testing and commercialization facilities. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources said the program will run from 2027 to 2033, with a total budget of KRW368.87 billion (US$272.15 million), including KRW278.9 billion in government funding.

Space-based data centers could open a new market for low-power AI chips, but moving computing workloads into orbit presents challenges involving radiation, cooling, and hardware reliability. South Korean AI chip developer Rebellions is calling for government support to help companies establish a track record in space, while researchers recommend adapting existing processors rather than developing new chips from scratch.