With U.S. EDA restrictions still in place, Beijing is reportedly blocking Synopsys’ $35 billion merger with Ansys, according to the Financial Times. Insiders reportedly reveal China’s antitrust regulator has delayed approval of the deal between the world’s largest and fourth-largest EDA giants...

While the U.S. aims to curb China’s chip industry with EDA export restrictions, the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently launched “QiMeng,” the world’s first fully AI-powered system for automated processor chip design, according to EE Times China. The report suggests that in terms of CPU ...

As per Reuters and other foreign media, U.S. chip design giant Qualcomm has announced to acquire UK-based semiconductor company Alphawave Semi at approximately USD 2.4 billion. The transaction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2026. Via this acquisition, Qualcomm aims at strengt...

According to a report from Reuters, David Sacks, the Trump administration’s AI and crypto czar, argues that China is not years behind the U.S. in AI development; instead, the gap may be as short as three to six months. The White House later clarified that he was referring specifically to China’s...

Amid China’s semiconductor consolidation wave to push back against U.S. pressure, local foundry giant SMIC announced on June 5 it is selling its full 14.83% stake in SMIC Ningbo to Shenzhen-listed Goke Microelectronics, according to Sina and the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily. Pe...