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Thursday 30 July 2026
China's 28nm DUV lithography enters fab validation, reportedly guided by State Council-level experts
China's 28nm DUV lithography programme has entered a new phase after Shanghai Aishengna Electronic Technology delivered its first five immersion deep ultraviolet lithography system...
Thursday 30 July 2026
China rejects 'overcapacity' claims in new policy paper, defends industrial strategy
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has released a policy paper rejecting allegations that the country's manufacturing sector suffers from "overcapacity," arguing that the concept...
Thursday 30 July 2026
Samsung memory sales up 471% in 2Q26; foundry targets double-digit second-half growth

Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions (DS) division posted the most profitable quarter in its history in 2Q26, generating operating...

Thursday 30 July 2026
Nvidia invests US$1B in Naver's sovereign AI push
Nvidia plans to invest in South Korean internet and cloud giant Naver through a US$1 billion third-party share issue for about a 4.5% stake, a move that could make it Naver's third-largest...
Thursday 30 July 2026
China's robot vacuum makers race ahead as innovation cycle outpaces smartphones

While humanoid robots have yet to achieve meaningful economies of scale, service robots have already entered an intensely competitive...

Wednesday 29 July 2026
China's glass substrate supply chain takes shape for AI chip packaging
Intel's recent memorandum of understanding with Lens Technology to collaborate on through-glass via (TGV) advanced packaging has been widely viewed as an important step towards the...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
China's GenAI race shifts to open source ecosystems
The global GenAI race has remained intense, with major US players including Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and OpenAI investing heavily. But with Beijing-based startup Moonshot AI...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
US blocks new foreign-made robots and power inverters in AI security crackdown

The US has barred new foreign-produced advanced robots and power inverters from receiving regulatory approval, extending its technology...

Wednesday 29 July 2026
China's first home-grown immersion DUV production reveals real test beyond prototypes
China has begun producing domestically developed immersion deep-ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machines, moving a critical semiconductor-equipment programme beyond prototypes and towards...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
Samsung reportedly weighs Chinese DRAM for budget smartphones as memory inflation squeezes mobile market
Samsung Electronics is considering using low-cost Chinese mobile DRAM in smartphones sold in China as it looks to cut manufacturing costs and expand its presence in the country's budget...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
Analysis: How Xiaomi's range-extended EV push could redraw China's supplier map

Xiaomi is preparing to unveil a new car technology platform on July 30, signaling a deeper move into the range-extended electric vehicle...

Wednesday 29 July 2026
Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 secures Day 0 support from Alibaba Cloud, Huawei Ascend

China's two major AI computing ecosystems moved quickly to support Kimi K3 after Moonshot AI released the large language model as open...

Wednesday 29 July 2026
TDK and LG Innotek form partnership on physical AI sensors
TDK and LG Innotek are joining forces to develop sensors for Physical AI, a move that could shape future robotics and automation products used worldwide. The collaboration combines...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
Huawei targets 2027 glass substrate production to gain an edge in AI chips

Huawei is reportedly working through its domestic supply chain to begin mass production of semiconductor glass substrates in 2027,...

Wednesday 29 July 2026
Commentary: Why China's 2026 tech breakthroughs are a generational harvest

Judging only by the news of summer 2026, China's technology sector appears to have entered an unusually concentrated period of brea...