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Wednesday 20 August 2025
Commentary: CXMT targets HBM3 by 2026 as Trump redefines chip trade calculus

Like advanced AI processors, high-bandwidth memory (HBM) has been a target of US export curbs under former President Joe Biden. HBM capacity and bandwidth shape the speed and efficiency of AI training and inference. From Nvidia's H100 to the GB200, HBM capacity has grown 2.4 times and bandwidth 2.6 times. Despite that, China still lacks self-developed HBM and cutting-edge AI chips, which have been left exposed to Washington's pressure points

Wednesday 20 August 2025
Huawei turns to software to ease pain from China's scarce AI memory
The global race to build ever-larger AI models is intensifying, and the battle is no longer confined to Nvidia's powerful GPUs. Another crucial, though less visible, component has emerged as the bottleneck: high-bandwidth memory (HBM)
Wednesday 20 August 2025
US's move to block BOE OLEDs could help South Korea, but raises bigger concerns

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a preliminary ruling siding with Samsung Display (SDC) in its trade secrets case against Beijing-based BOE Technology. The decision could bar the Chinese company from the US OLED market for nearly 15 years

Wednesday 20 August 2025
Xiaomi strengthens smartphone presence amid modest global growth
Despite declining smartphone sales, Xiaomi maintained its top-three global smartphone ranking amid a mature market while its AIoT business maintained gross margins above 20%. Strategic premiumization, regional growth, and robust R&D investment underpin the company's resilience and long-term competitiveness across smartphones and connected devices
Wednesday 20 August 2025
China's DeepSeek releases V3.1, boosting the AI model's capabilities
DeepSeek announced what appeared to be an update to its older V3 artificial intelligence model on Tuesday, declaring an enhanced version ready for testing.
The V3.1 has a longer context window, according to a DeepSeek post to its official WeChat group, meaning it can consider a larger amount of information for any given query. That could allow it to maintain longer conversations with better recall, for example
Wednesday 20 August 2025
Why TSMC's CoWoS bottleneck could lock AI memory makers into Nvidia's orbit
The AI chip market is expected to stay under Nvidia's dominance in 2026, as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron battle to win sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) orders. Efforts by hyperscalers to lessen dependence on Nvidia have so far fallen short, leaving the US chipmaker at the center of industry competition
Wednesday 20 August 2025
Xiaomi eyes 2027 European expansion following robust EV profitability
Xiaomi's electric vehicle business delivered strong performance in the second quarter of 2025, reflecting the company's strategic focus on premiumization and operational efficiency
Wednesday 20 August 2025
Xiaomi shifts gears as EV and AI drive growth despite smartphone slowdown
Xiaomi delivered a strong performance in the second quarter of 2025, underscoring its rapid transformation into a more diversified technology company. Growth in its EV, AI, and new initiatives businesses helped the company offset continued weakness in its core smartphone segment. The results highlight Xiaomi's shift away from reliance on handsets, with emerging businesses beginning to play a more central role in driving profitability and investor confidence
Wednesday 20 August 2025
Minebea Mitsumi calls Shibaura deal a once-in-a-lifetime chance as Yageo delays linger
The acquisition contest for Shibaura Electronics, a maker of negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistors, has intensified as Minebea Mitsumi and Taiwan's Yageo Corporation have matched bids of JPY6,200 (US$41.95) per share. Both firms are vying to secure control amid strategic industry significance
Wednesday 20 August 2025
Samsung's HBM3E supply to Nvidia loses strategic significance as focus shifts to HBM4 in 2026
Driven by the booming demand for artificial intelligence (AI) servers, high-bandwidth memory (HBM) has become a key factor reshaping the memory industry landscape. Micron recently announced that its entire HBM supply for 2026 is already fully booked, intensifying competition among the three major memory manufacturers in the HBM market
Wednesday 20 August 2025
TSMC holds the high ground on 2nm, but Samsung moves fast to close the gap
The battle for dominance in 2-nanometer (nm) chip manufacturing has officially begun. While Samsung Electronics is gaining ground by offering lower prices and faster response times, its Taiwanese rival, TSMC, is doubling down on a high-price, no-discount strategy—setting the stage for a pivotal clash in next-generation semiconductor production
Wednesday 20 August 2025
Cambricon Technologies to raise CNY3.98B to advance AI chip autonomy
China's artificial intelligence (AI) industry is rapidly developing, with the Chinese government actively promoting increased procurement of domestically produced AI chips by local data centers. However, there is currently no solution that can fully replace Nvidia. Cambricon Technologies, a potential challenger to Nvidia in China, plans to raise nearly CNY3.98 billion (US$553.9 million) for AI chip development to strengthen its market position amid China's push for AI chip self-sufficiency
Wednesday 20 August 2025
China unveils e-beam lithography machine with precision near ASML's High-NA EUV, but faces mass production hurdles
China has unveiled its first domestically developed commercial electron-beam lithography (EBL) tool, marking a symbolic step forward in efforts to reduce reliance on foreign semiconductor manufacturing equipment
Wednesday 20 August 2025
Chip toolmakers diverge: AI drives windfalls, China demand fades
Half of the world's 10 largest chip equipment makers reported profit declines or markedly slower growth in the second quarter of 2025, highlighting an uneven cycle driven by booming AI demand on one side and weakening orders from China on the other
Tuesday 19 August 2025
Dongfeng to sell Honda engine JV stake as China accelerates EV shift

Dongfeng Motor Corporation, one of China's largest state-owned automakers, is divesting its 50% stake in Dongfeng Honda Engine Co., a joint venture with Japan's Honda Motor Co., in a move that signals a decisive pivot away from internal combustion engines and toward electric mobility

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