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Friday 20 June 2025
Zhaoxin eyes IPO on China’s tech board as x86 chip losses mount
Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (Zhaoxin), a key Chinese developer of domestically produced x86-compatible CPUs, has filed for an IPO on the Shanghai STAR Market, targeting...
Wednesday 18 June 2025
Trump tightens China chip curbs as Nvidia's H20 faces new export limits
The US expanded semiconductor restrictions to include Nvidia's H20 chip, previously the only compliant AI processor available to Chinese buyers, as the Trump administration deepens...
Wednesday 18 June 2025
China's SemiDrive enters Europe auto supply chain with smart cockpit chips
Chinese chipmaker Beijing SemiDrive Technology Corporation will begin supplying its flagship X9 smart cockpit processor to an unnamed European carmaker in late 2026—its first...
Thursday 12 June 2025
China rolls out AI chip design system 'Qimeng' to cut reliance on US EDA tools
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has introduced an AI-driven chip design system named "Qimeng" ("Enlightenment"), signaling a major move in China's drive to accelerate semiconductor...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
AMD nears 40% server market share in 1Q25, poised to match Intel in 2026
In 2017, AMD held nearly zero market share in the server processor segment. After CEO Lisa Su implemented a comprehensive platform strategy overhaul, AMD set ambitious goals for annual...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Hygon absorbs Sugon in US$16.2 billion share swap to forge China's full-stack compute giant
Chinese processor developer Hygon Information Technology and supercomputing firm Dawning Information Industry Co. (Sugon) unveiled a CNY116 billion (US$16.2 billion) share-swap merger...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Qualcomm demonstrates new processor for AI-based smart glasses
Qualcomm Inc., the top maker of smartphone processors, is making a bigger push into smart glasses with low-power components that can run artificial intelligence software.
Friday 6 June 2025
Can Huawei break Nvidia's hold? 2 key issues undercut Ascend 910C push
Huawei's efforts to displace Nvidia as the leading AI chip supplier in China with its Ascend 910C processor are facing significant setbacks. Industry insiders cite both entrenched...
Monday 26 May 2025
Xiaomi takes the long road on custom chips as Qualcomm shrugs off the XRing O1
Xiaomi has unveiled its new in-house smartphone processor, the XRing O1, positioning it as a direct competitor to flagship system-on-chips from Qualcomm and MediaTek. Designed with...
Thursday 22 May 2025
Xiaomi vaults to 3nm with XRing O1, pairing custom AP with external baseband
Xiaomi's XRing O1 will debut in the 15S Pro smartphone and Pad 7 Ultra, reportedly built on TSMC's second-gen 3nm (N3E) process. With around 19 billion transistors, the chip ranks...
Tuesday 13 May 2025
Compal and Qualcomm unveil world's first Snapdragon X-powered AI whiteboard at Computex 2025
Compal Electronics, in partnership with Qualcomm, has launched the world's first AI-powered electronic whiteboard equipped with the Snapdragon X processor, set to debut at Computex...
Friday 9 May 2025
Apple developing specialized chips for glasses, new Macs, and AI servers
Apple Inc.'s silicon design group is working on new chips that will serve as the brains for future devices, including its first smart glasses, more powerful Macs, and artificial intelligence...
Wednesday 7 May 2025
Russia's Baikal Electronics ships 85,000 CPUs under sanctions, eyes China ties for next-gen chips
Founded in 2012, Russian CPU developer Baikal Electronics has shipped 85,000 processors as of the end of 2024, defying international sanctions and growing technological isolation...
Tuesday 15 April 2025
AMD advances US chip strategy with TSMC, joining Nvidia in massive domestic shift
In a visit to Taiwan on April 15, 2025, AMD CEO Lisa Su disclosed that the company is partnering with TSMC to fabricate chips in Arizona, a development that came after a similar plan...
Saturday 15 March 2025
Samsung bets on an Apple-style shift to rescue faltering Exynos chip ambitions
Samsung Electronics is considering a major overhaul of its semiconductor division as Exynos chip losses mount. Reports suggest the company may transfer its Exynos application processor...