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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...
Monday 14 July 2025
Huawei's 'Little HiSilicon' launches all-out chip blitz: from RISC-V MCUs to AI edge SoCs
HiSilicon (Shanghai) Technologies — Huawei's application-specific chip design arm known as "Little HiSilicon" — has launched a broad lineup of self-developed chips spanning...
Thursday 10 July 2025
Jim Keller to headline RISC-V Summit in Shanghai, highlighting China's open-source chip ambitions
Jim Keller, acclaimed semiconductor architect and Tenstorrent CEO, will deliver his first keynote at the fifth RISC-V Summit China from July 16 to 19 in Shanghai. His speech, "Open...
Thursday 10 July 2025
Jim Keller: US restrictions only accelerate China's chip development
As the global semiconductor competition intensifies, Silicon Valley chip guru and Tenstorrent CEO Jim Keller has shared exclusive insights on China's chip market, export restrictions,...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
GlobalFoundries goes full-stack on AI chips with MIPS buy
GlobalFoundries has announced an agreement to acquire MIPS, a supplier of AI and processor intellectual property (IP). The acquisition aims to broaden GlobalFoundries' customizable...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Intel veterans rewire careers with ambitious RISC-V bet
In the summer of 2024, Debbie Marr, after a three-decades career at Intel, and several longtime colleagues from Intel quietly launched AheadComputing, a new semiconductor company...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
From displays to chips: BOE founder's new bet heads for Hong Kong Listing

Beijing ESWIN Technology Group, a relatively obscure chip design firm, has quietly made a major move that could reshape China's semiconductor...

Wednesday 4 June 2025
Arm retires Cortex brand, teases proprietary chip as RISC-V heat rises

Arm Holdings has announced a major rebranding initiative and confirmed plans to enter the chip design space—a strategic pivot that...

Monday 26 May 2025
Innatera's Pulsar: first neuromorphic RISC-V MCU, TSMC-fabbed for edge AI era

Innatera, a Dutch semiconductor company, has unveiled Pulsar—the world's first mass-market neuromorphic microcontroller tailored...

Monday 17 March 2025
RISC-V mounts challenge to Arm dominance at Embedded World 2025
RISC-V International made a bold statement at Embedded World 2025 with an expansive booth showcasing solutions from multiple semiconductor companies. The organization negotiated individual...
Thursday 13 March 2025
China reportedly to boost RISC-V adoption despite challenges replacing x86 and Arm
Recent reports indicate that China plans to issue guidance encouraging nationwide use of RISC-V chips for the first time. The plan will reportedly be drafted by eight relevant departments...
Monday 10 March 2025
China RISC-V push gains traction, Western rivals stay cautious
China's push for RISC-V has returned to the spotlight, with Alibaba's XuanTie launching its first server-grade CPU, the C930, in March 2025. Meanwhile, reports suggest Beijing is...
Friday 7 March 2025
Deepseek shake-up: Alibaba's XuanTie C920 chips embrace open-source AI shift
The debut of DeepSeek in early 2025 jolted the AI industry, triggering ripple effects across related sectors. Alibaba's Damo Academy recently announced support for the DeepSeek-R1...
Thursday 6 March 2025
Alibaba's DAMO Academy gears up to launch its first server-grade RISC-V CPU in March 2025
Alibaba's DAMO Academy has introduced its first server-grade RISC-V processor, the C930, designed for high-performance computing (HPC) applications. Announced at the XuanTie RISC-V...
Saturday 8 February 2025
Jim Keller: How early setbacks forged a semiconductor visionary
Jim Keller, a semiconductor industry veteran, remains deeply involved in RISC-V development, working to establish a new foundation for AI-driven computing despite being years away...