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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...
Friday 6 June 2025
Largan chair addresses software dispute, announces board reshuffle and R&D boost
Largan Precision held its annual shareholders' meeting on June 6, 2025, chaired by Chairman Enping Lin. Lin directly addressed concerns about an ongoing software licensing dispute...
Friday 6 June 2025
Largan clarifies software licensing dispute with German firm
Taiwan-based optical lens maker Largan Precision has clarified media reports about a legal dispute over the licensing of certain software from a German company, saying the matter...
Friday 6 June 2025
Arm's Zena CSS shaves a year off auto chip development
Arm has introduced Zena Compute Subsystems (CSS), a pre-integrated, safety-certified automotive compute platform designed to cut chip development timelines by up to 12 months. Announced...
Thursday 5 June 2025
As US EDA ban tightens its grip, China's domestic tools step into the breach
The US has issued new export restrictions targeting leading electronic design automation (EDA) firms—Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens—prohibiting them from supplying software...
Thursday 5 June 2025
AMD acquires AI software firm Brium to strengthen AI stack, expand industry reach
According to a press release, AMD announced the acquisition of Brium, a software company specializing in compilers and AI inference optimization, to enhance its end-to-end AI capabilities...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Huawei, Apple brace for a mid-June faceoff with Pura 80 and WWDC in play
Huawei has confirmed that its Pura 80 series and a range of ecosystem devices will debut at a launch event on June 11 at 2:30 pm local time. The announcement comes just one day after...
Tuesday 3 June 2025
US targets EDA exports as Xiaomi’s XRing O1 raises alarm over China’s IC design gains
Xiaomi has launched the XRing O1, claiming to use a 3nm process, while Huawei and Lenovo have successively introduced 5 nm-class chips. The fact that China can still bypass multiple...
Monday 2 June 2025
EDA cutoff lays bare China's design fragility in advanced semiconductors

China's semiconductor sector is reeling from reports that Siemens EDA has been instructed by the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)...

Monday 2 June 2025
US enforces case-by-case EDA curbs: China's chip design pipeline faces precision choke
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) is tightening export restrictions on electronic design automation (EDA) software for China, shifting from broad bans to case-by-case licensing...
Thursday 29 May 2025
PEGATRON unveils groundbreaking AI and digital transformation initiatives at GTC Taipei 2025
At GTC Taipei 2025, PEGATRON, a global leader in design and manufacturing services within the ICT industry, announced its latest advancements in industrial autonomy through digital...
Thursday 29 May 2025
OpenAI establishes Seoul office as South Korea emerges as key AI testing hub
OpenAI expanded its Asian presence to Seoul in May 2025, marking its third regional office after Japan and Singapore as the ChatGPT maker seeks to capitalize on South Korea's rapidly...
Thursday 29 May 2025
Taiwan urged to offer competitive salaries to lure AI talent as LLM experts remain overseas
Taiwan's long-anticipated Artificial Intelligence Basic Law will not be reviewed at the Executive Yuan's May 29 meeting, missing the critical window to be submitted to the Legislative...
Wednesday 28 May 2025
Luxury EV market in China nonexistent, says Porsche
Xiaomi has previously leveraged the technical know-how of China's EV industry by packaging it into a sleek Porsche-like body at an affordable price with its SU7, and has followed...
Wednesday 28 May 2025
Apple to debut dedicated gaming app within days of Nintendo Switch 2's arrival
Apple Inc. is planning a dedicated application for video games on its devices, seeking to sell gamers and developers on the idea that it's a leader in the market.