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Tuesday 14 October 2025
Nexperia becomes the latest casualty of tech geopolitics
In an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape, Chinese tech giant Wingtech and its core subsidiary Nexperia are facing several trade barriers.
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Samsung joins Nvidia's NVLink Fusion ecosystem to strengthen AI foundry partnership
Samsung Electronics has officially joined Nvidia's NVLink Fusion ecosystem, marking a significant step in the two companies' collaboration within the semiconductor foundry sector...
Tuesday 14 October 2025
China's Ministry of Commerce vows to 'fight to the end' as hawks rise before 4th plenum
Amid China's toughest-ever rare earth export controls, China's Ministry of Commerce on October 14, 2025, reiterated a firm stance against the US, stating that if Washington continues...
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Beyond the rack: how OCP is wiring the world for AI
The Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit, held at the San Jose Convention Center, drew a record crowd of more than 11,000 participants, underscoring the event's growing importance...
Tuesday 14 October 2025
AMD CTO projects US$500 billion AI market by 2028, calls openness 'fundamental' for scale
Open collaboration and shared standards will be essential to sustain the exponential growth of artificial intelligence (AI), AMD Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President...
Tuesday 14 October 2025
China raises rare-earth prices 37%, tightens export controls on global tech
China is sending new shockwaves through the global economy after its two largest rare-earth producers announced a massive 37% price hike for the fourth quarter. The move comes just...
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Meta and Oracle adopt Nvidia Spectrum-X Ethernet to scale open AI data-center networks
Ian Buck, Nvidia's Vice President of hyperscale and high-performance computing, presented a keynote titled "Shaping the Future of Open Infrastructure for AI" at the 2025 OCP Global...
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Cerebras to establish AI computing infrastructure in UAE to support regional AI growth
American AI chip startup Cerebras Systems announced plans to deploy large-scale computing infrastructure in the UAE aimed at supporting fast-growing AI industries in the Middle East,...
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Commentary: China weaponizes rare earth dominance, global tech to pay the price
China tightened rare earth export controls after its National Day holidays, using its dominant production capacity to pressure US firms and advanced chipmakers amid rising supply...
Tuesday 14 October 2025
SK Hynix's US$3.87 billion Indiana plant sparks safety backlash
South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix has reportedly encountered unexpected resistance from local residents regarding its US$3.87 billion semiconductor factory investment plan in...
Tuesday 14 October 2025
China expands rare earth export controls to midstream and end products
On October 9, 2025, China's Ministry of Commerce issued Announcements No. 61 and 62, expanding export controls on rare earths. The scope now extends beyond raw materials to include...
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Alcor Micro unveils latest Arm CPU platform for AI and HPC servers at OCP Global Summit 2025
Alcor Micro Corporation, a subsidiary of Egis Technology, is showcasing its latest Arm architecture CPU platform, Mobius100 (CSS V3), at the 2025 Open Compute Project (OCP) Global...
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Historic memory shortages across DRAM, NAND, SSD, HDD, says Adata chairman
As the memory industry rides the AI boom, cloud service providers (CSPs) are placing orders that upstream memory foundries were unprepared for. Adata's chairman, Simon Chen, confirmed...
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia caught in G2 tech crossfire
Nexperia, a Dutch semiconductor company and a key supplier of essential "long-tail" components used in cars and industrial equipment, has become an unexpected casualty of the intensifying...
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Indian PM meets Qualcomm CEO to discuss AI, semiconductors, and 6G development
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently held talks with Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon to discuss technological cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, and...