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Wednesday 1 October 2025
Nvidia falters in China; Huawei moves to fill AI chip vacuum
Huawei is set to expand Ascend AI chip output, seizing on Nvidia's shrinking position in China as US export curbs and Beijing's security mandates squeeze the American company's market...
Tuesday 30 September 2025
China's Zhaoxin breaks into healthcare: 6,000+ hospital PCs run x86 chips against Intel, AMD

Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor has scored a breakthrough in China's healthcare sector. On September 23, the x86 chipmaker announced that...

Tuesday 30 September 2025
Qualcomm AI PC strategy emerges with enhanced creator features and gaming support
Qualcomm is set to officially launch its new PC chip series, Snapdragon X2 Elite, in 2025. To offer customers higher performance options, Qualcomm has developed the Snapdragon X2...
Saturday 27 September 2025
Samsung breaks silence on 12-layer HBM3E validation
Samsung Electronics is expected to confirm by late September 2025 that its 12-layer fifth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM3E) has cleared customer validation, South Korean media...
Saturday 27 September 2025
When LLMs outgrow the chip: Huawei's P/D separation redefines design choices
At Huawei Connect 2025, Huawei rolled out its Ascend 950, 960, and 970 AI chips with a three-year roadmap, headlined by the Ascend 950's new "P/D separation" design. The architecture...
Friday 26 September 2025
Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek pivot toward AI accelerators as 3nm era closes

The 2025 generation of flagship smartphone chips will mark the final run for 3nm processors — closing a chapter in semiconductor...

Thursday 25 September 2025
TSMC and EDA partners use AI to boost chip design energy efficiency tenfold
TSMC and its partners have leveraged artificial intelligence (AI) software to enhance the energy efficiency of AI computing chips by roughly ten times. The company presented its latest...
Thursday 25 September 2025
Micron joins forces with TSMC for HBM4E memory, targeting 2027 launch
Micron Technology is partnering with TSMC to develop its next-generation HBM4E memory, targeting a market debut in 2027. The US chipmaker confirmed the plan during its fiscal fourth-quarter...
Thursday 25 September 2025
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme with major AI performance gains
Qualcomm officially launched its newest flagship platforms for smartphones and PCs on September 24. The company introduced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 as its latest smartphone platform,...
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Taiwan's three major science parks report chip-driven record revenue in 1H25
The National Science and Technology Council's three major science parks achieved a combined revenue of NT$2.74 trillion (approximately US$90.6 billion) in the first half of 2025,...
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Huawei's custom HBM challenges the existing memory hegemony
China is moving aggressively into the high-performance DRAM market dominated by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, with its sights set on customized high-bandwidth memory (HBM). The...
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Inside Huawei's bid to outflank Nvidia: clusters, optics, and a 3-year AI roadmap
Huawei has rolled out a three-year roadmap to take on Nvidia's supremacy in AI computing, conceding its chips still trail in raw performance. The Shenzhen giant is instead banking...
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Giantplus lifts 4Q25 on auto display demand, wins big medical deal for 2026
Giantplus Technology, a mid- to small-sized panel maker in Taiwan, expects stronger performance in the fourth quarter of 2025 on the back of rising automotive display orders, particularly...
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Micron lifts margins and outlook, signaling tight supply-demand dynamics in memory markets
Micron reported strong fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 results with revenue and margins surging on high-bandwidth memory demand, while guidance topped expectations. Analysts hailed the...
Wednesday 24 September 2025
MediaTek in talks with TSMC on Arizona production, rolls out new Dimensity 9500
Taiwan's MediaTek, the world's largest mobile chip supplier by shipments, is in discussions with TSMC to manufacture some of its semiconductors in Arizona. This potential move comes...