Ahead of a new round of U.S.-China trade talks in Spain from September 14 to 17, Beijing has stepped up pressure on Washington. On Saturday, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced anti-dumping investigations targeting U.S. analog chips from Broadcom, Texas Instruments, Onsemi, and ADI, according t...

According to Economic Daily News, Infineon announced in March that it will launch RISC-V–based automotive microcontrollers (MCUs). Infineon plans to provide samples to partners for product development in 2026, with mass production slated for 2028–2029. Notably, these RISC-V–based MCUs will be ...

Huawei-backed HiSilicon, which develops the flagship Kirin mobile APs as well as the Ascend AI chips, saw a major leadership change on September 11. According to EE Times China and Sina, Eric Xu stepped down as legal representative and chairman, with Gao Ji taking over. Several other senior executiv...

Despite the U.S. easing export restrictions to China for chip design software in early July, EDA heavyweight Synopsys is feeling the strain. The company reported third-quarter earnings below expectations, attributing the shortfall to a slowdown in its Design IP segment and difficulties faced by a ma...

Apple, at the September 9 launch event, has unveiled its full iPhone 17 lineup, introducing the Air model for the first time. Powering these devices are the company’s latest in-house silicon, including new smartphone APs, modem and networking chips. Here’s a quick overview of the new chips revea...