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Friday 22 August 2025

China’s AI chip drive eyes 82% autonomy by 2027

China's top provinces are intensifying efforts to reduce reliance on foreign semiconductors, setting aggressive targets to boost self-sufficiency in AI and data center chips.

Thursday 21 August 2025

SJ Semiconductor advances 3D packaging as key Huawei partner, climbs global OSAT rankings

China's semiconductor packaging and testing firm SJ Semiconductor (SJ Semi) has made significant headway with the completion of its third production facility, J2C, in Jiangyin's high-tech...

Tuesday 19 August 2025

Huawei data center chip stuck on outdated 5nm node, teardown reveals

A recent teardown of Huawei's new Kunpeng 930 data center processor suggests the chip may still rely on TSMC's five-year-old 5nm manufacturing node. The finding underscores how US...

Thursday 14 August 2025

Commentary: Huawei's Mate 80 showcases near-100% China supply chain in high-end smartphone drive

Over the past five years, Huawei's drive to localize smartphone components has shifted from a crisis response into a calculated, strategic effort to build a self-reliant supply chain...

Wednesday 13 August 2025

TSMC leads with high gross margins, while second- and third-tier foundries operate at full capacity but struggle to profit

The foundry industry faces operational pressures in 2025 due to external factors such as tariffs, exchange rates, and geopolitical tensions. Only TSMC continues to achieve record-breaking...

Friday 8 August 2025

SMIC flags limited visibility for 4Q25 amid high demand, expects limited tariff impact thanks to clients' preparedness

SMIC warned of weaker chip shipment momentum in the fourth quarter of 2025 due to seasonal effects and customer inventory buildup, noting limited visibility ahead. However, the company...

Friday 8 August 2025

SMIC reports mixed 2Q25 results, forecasts modest growth as stimulus boost fades

On late August 7, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) posted mixed financial results for the second quarter of 2025, reflecting sequential softness but continued...

Tuesday 5 August 2025

Who’s really after TSMC’s 2nm secrets? The trail may not lead to China

TSMC is dealing with a high-stakes internal security breach after several employees were dismissed over attempts to leak confidential information regarding its 2nm process technology,...

Tuesday 15 July 2025

GlobalFoundries takes MIPS under its wing; Imagination shoots down SMIC takeover talk

With TSMC commanding the lion's share of foundry orders for data center AI accelerators, second-tier players like UMC, GlobalFoundries (GF), and SMIC are urgently repositioning to...

Tuesday 1 July 2025

UMC floats 6nm ambition as 12nm with Intel inches forward

As China accelerates domestic semiconductor self-sufficiency and backs foundries like SMIC, Taiwan-based United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) faces rising pressure in the mature-node...

Thursday 26 June 2025

Chinese chip giants multiplying subsidiaries in race for supply chain control

Amid rising US-China tech tensions and growing supply chain risks, China's top semiconductor companies are rapidly forming new subsidiaries...

Wednesday 25 June 2025

China vows response after Taiwan blacklists Huawei and SMIC

Beijing has strongly condemned Taiwan's recent decision to blacklist Chinese companies, including Huawei Technologies Co. and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC),...

Monday 23 June 2025

Huawei 5nm's hard reality check

Huawei's next-generation chip ambitions are running into technical and geopolitical headwinds. While Chinese state media CCTV recently claimed a breakthrough in 5nm production through...

Thursday 19 June 2025

Huawei supernode neck-and-neck against Nvidia's, but supply chain risks loom

Huawei's new in-house constructed AI system, the CloudMatrix 384 supernode, integrated with its new AI accelerator and a rack-scale architecture...

Tuesday 17 June 2025

Taiwan imposes new export controls on products sold to Huawei, SMIC, and other Chinese firms

the International Trade Administration (ITA), under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs, has announced a new export control measure...

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