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Monday 23 October 2023
US chip ban on China believed to see diminishing marginal effects
The tightened chip trade ban newly imposed by the US has cast a substantial shadow over major Chinese AI chip makers, potentially blocking their access to advanced chip manufacturing...
Wednesday 18 October 2023
US processor vendors brace for escalation of ban against Chinese chipmakers
Nvidia, AMD, and Intel are all bracing for the effects of the new US chip bans on their Chinese customers, according to industry sources.
Friday 13 October 2023
Easing US export controls won't reverse dwindling foreign capital in Chinese chip production
On October 9, the South Korean presidential office issued a statement stating that it had received notice from the United States that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix's China-based...
Thursday 5 October 2023
Is Huawei using enigmatic strategy to drive the US into a dilemma?
Huawei unconventionally releasing its Mate 60 Pro 5G smartphone in late August witout prior notice garnered global attention, but during the subsequent official product launch event...
Monday 2 October 2023
Huawei's SoC layout and hidden efforts: examined through the lens of 'chip peace'
After Huawei's Mate 60 Pro, featuring the 7nm Kirin 9000S processor produced by SMIC, caused a stir, Dr. Burn-Jeng Lin, dean of the College of Semiconductor Research under Taiwan's...
Monday 2 October 2023
How long could Huawei still rely on Arm IP licensing amid US chip bans and RISC-V rise?
For the SoftBank-backed Arm that just completed a blockbuster IPO in the US in mid-September, China is a critical market contributing a quarter of its annual revenues for fiscal 2023,...
Tuesday 26 September 2023
Huawei makes low-key launch with Mate 60 RS smartphone
Huawei conducted its autumn product launch on September 25. Several new Huawei products, including HarmonyOS, smart watches, smart displays, Bluetooth headsets, smart glasses, and...
Monday 18 September 2023
Weekly news roundup: Huawei's chip made by SMIC is a breakout, not a breakthrough and other top stories
These are the most-read stories on the DIGITIMES Asia website during the week of September 11–15:
Thursday 14 September 2023
Huawei's Kirin 9000S chip made by SMIC is only a breakout, not a breakthrough
Even though SMIC is lagging behind TSMC and Samsung Electronics by 5-6 and 4-5 years, respectively, it still managed to cross the threshold of advanced semiconductor manufacturing...
Tuesday 12 September 2023
Next US export ban against China could target advanced packaging
In light of the fact that Chinese foundries can still obtain used equipment and consumables for process technology upgrades despite the US ban, the US could target advanced packaging...
Friday 8 September 2023
Qualcomm may be most affected by Huawei-SMIC collaboration, says DIGITIMES Research
If Huawei can revive its handset business by rolling out more 5G and other handset-related chips with support from SMIC's 14nm and 7nm manufacturing capability, Qualcomm and MediaTek...
Thursday 7 September 2023
ASML CEO warns against 'compelling China to be innovative'
Semiconductor equipment firm ASML is seeing a negative effect on US' containment policy towards China. ASML CEO Peter Wennink shared his views on the China issue, as well as export...
Tuesday 5 September 2023
TechInsights confirms Huawei's SoC made by SMIC N+2 7nm node
TechInsights' latest report pointed out that its lab in Ottawa, Canada, has confirmed that the SoC of Huawei's Mate 60 Pro smartphone was manufactured by SMIC's N+2 7nm process node...
Tuesday 5 September 2023
Chipmaking equipment self-sufficiency accelerates in China
China's pursuit of chipmaking equipment self-sufficiency is accelerating rapidly, which also benefits Taiwanese fab toolmakers such as Gudeng Precision Industrial and Grand Process...
Tuesday 5 September 2023
Support for Huawei 7nm chip could hurt SMIC profitability, say sources
For SMIC, providing support for Huawei's 7nm chip without access to EUV technology could prove to be detrimental to its profitability, according to industry sources.