After a protracted tug-of-war, Washington has approved the export of NVIDIA’s H200 AI processors to China, with each unit subject to a 25% tariff-like fee, Reuters and Bloomberg report. President Donald Trump announced the move Monday on his social media platform, Truth Social, noting that he h...

With China rushing to advance its AI chip capabilities despite U.S. export controls, Kunlunxin, the AI chip subsidiary of Chinese internet giant Baidu, is gaining renewed attention, particularly as rumors swirl about a possible IPO. According to Economic Daily News, Baidu’s AI chip subsidiary was ...

Just weeks after GlobalFoundries acquired Singapore’s silicon photonics foundry AMF in mid-November, Taiwan’s UMC is making its own move in the sector. On December 8, the foundry announced a licensing deal with imec to adopt the iSiPP300 silicon photonics process, featuring co-packaged optics (C...

Apple is experiencing a wave of senior executive departures, with several high-ranking leaders already gone and more key exits reportedly on the horizon. According to Tom’s Hardware, citing Bloomberg, sources say Johny Srouji—the executive responsible for developing chips powering Apple’s iPho...

The U.S. is moving to tighten its grip on AI-related technologies, with lawmakers pushing to block China’s access to advanced American AI capabilities. According to Financial Times, a newly introduced bipartisan bill would bar NVIDIA from supplying China with its high-end H200 and Blackwell proces...