While China’s tech behemoth Huawei is known for making strides for its Ascend AI chips to take on NVIDIA, another Chinese firm, Xiaomi, is rumored to have recruited Qin Muyun, a former Qualcomm senior director, and formed a 1000-employee team to develop its in-house “Xring” chipset, according ...

According to a report from TechNews, the recent sharp appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar (NTD) has sparked market concerns over potential foreign exchange losses—especially for export-driven sectors like semiconductors, represented by companies such as TSMC. The report notes that on May 2, t...

R&D and innovation drive semiconductor growth, with chip giants like TSMC leading the charge. Notably, according to ijiwei, Chinese semiconductor companies are actively increasing their R&D investments as well. In 2024, a total of 221 A-share listed Chinese semiconductor companies recorded ...

As the public comment window for the U.S. Section 232 semiconductor probe closes this Wednesday (May 7), the chip industry is holding its breath over whether tariffs are coming—and how steep they’ll be. However, as responses have been usually quiet, concerns have been sparked on the lack of push...

With Micron, SanDisk, and Samsung already raising prices, SK hynix is now the latest memory giant to jump on the bandwagon. According to China’s Wallstreetcn, citing supply chain sources, SK hynix has increased its consumer DRAM chip/die prices by 12%. According to No Cut News, SK hynix said at...