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Friday 19 September 2025
Alibaba's T-Head AI chip rivals Nvidia H20, wins major China Unicom data center deal
Alibaba's chip design arm T-Head has introduced its latest AI accelerator, the PPU, positioning it as a rival to Nvidia's China-only H20 GPU. The processor has already been rolled...
Friday 19 September 2025
Domestic AI chips forecast to capture over half of China's market by 2027
Once confined to gaming arcades, GPUs have transformed into the lifeblood of the AI revolution. Nvidia, the undisputed industry titan, wields what many call the "golden shovel" in...
Friday 19 September 2025
Samsung and SK Hynix set stage for global battle over HBM4 chips

SK Hynix has announced it is the first in the world to establish a mass production system for sixth-generation High Bandwidth Memory...

Thursday 18 September 2025
XPeng taps Magna for European production as EU tariffs bite
As the European Union imposes steep anti-subsidy tariffs on Chinese-made battery electric vehicles (BEVs), a new mode of cross-border cooperation is quietly reshaping the continent's...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Samsung chair inspects OLED plant as Apple competition heats up
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong made a high-profile visit to Samsung Display's (SDC) Asan complex in South Korea, signaling the company's push to stay ahead in the intensifying...
Thursday 18 September 2025
RaaS model key to turning around South Korea's robot industry losses
Despite rising labor costs and challenges from a declining birthrate and aging society, South Korea's robotics market has failed to meet high demand expectations. Many robotics companies...
Thursday 18 September 2025
BOE loses ground to LGD as Apple reconfigures OLED supply chain

The global market for small-sized OLED displays is on a path of steady expansion through the end of the decade, fueled primarily by the...

Thursday 18 September 2025
Japanese chipmakers abandon legacy lines, rattling automakers
As the world races ahead with cutting-edge advances in artificial intelligence, the automotive sector faces a quieter but potentially disruptive challenge: the slow, steady disappearance...
Thursday 18 September 2025
DeepSeek AI conducts undisclosed risk evaluation amid heightened Chinese regulatory scrutiny
China's DeepSeek has reportedly carried out an internal assessment of potential risks posed by its AI models to public safety and social stability, although it has not made the results...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Tencent Cloud embraces Chinese semiconductor ecosystem in shift from Nvidia, AMD

Tencent said its cloud business has fully integrated with China's mainstream domestic chips, marking a milestone in its AI and cloud...

Thursday 18 September 2025
Huawei charts 6-year Ascend AI chip roadmap, showcasing HBM advances and SuperNode scale
Huawei is pressing ahead with its in-house chip and AI infrastructure strategy despite escalating US–China tech tensions. At Huawei Connect 2025 in Shanghai, deputy and rotating...
Thursday 18 September 2025
China tightens the reins on Nvidia: antitrust probe reopens Mellanox questions
China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced on September 15, 2025, that Nvidia had breached Chinese antitrust law and conditions imposed when Beijing cleared...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu turn to local AI chips, shaking Nvidia's grip
Tencent said this week it has integrated AI chips from Chinese suppliers and plans to scale up its use in cloud-based AI services. Alongside Alibaba and Baidu, which have already...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Commentary: China's tech industry eyes global expansion at homegrown expos
A pair of major technology expositions in China has concluded, offering a look into the country's tech supply chain, which is navigating US trade tensions with a firm commitment to...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Baidu's Kunlun chip nab China Mobile contract, but still trails Huawei Ascend ecosystem
Baidu, one of China's leading internet companies, has cultivated its in-house Kunlun chip for years and recently secured a significant contract with China Mobile, marking the first...