After Huawei’s Kirin X90 reportedly entered mass production on 5nm and Xiaomi wowed the world with its self-developed XRING O1—rumored to be built on 3nm—all eyes are now on China’s chip scene. However, with Washington blocking EDA giants like Synopsys, Cadence, and Siemens from supportin...

As the U.S. tightens chip export rules, pressing Synopsys, Cadence, and Siemens to halt EDA support in China without approval, Chinese firms are pushing back. Shanghai-based UniVista Industrial Software has announced free trials of its key EDA tools for domestic users, according to ijiwei and China ...

TSMC Chairman C.C. Wei said at yesterday’s shareholder meeting that AI demand remains strong despite tariff concerns—and the momentum is clear. On June 3, major client Broadcom announced it has begun shipping its latest AI-focused networking chip, the Tomahawk 6, according to its press release. ...

As TSMC prepares for 2nm mass production in 2H25, wafer prices have reportedly hit $30,000 per unit for 2nm and could soar to $45,000 at future nodes, according to Commercial Times. Despite the steep cost, major CSPs are set to follow AMD, NVIDIA, and Broadcom in adopting the node in the next 2 year...

Rumors swirled last week that the U.S. is tightening controls on China’s chip ambitions. According to IC Smart and Reuters, the top three EDA giants—Synopsys, Cadence, and Siemens—were told to halt software sales to China without a license. Though initially silent, all three have now confirmed...