AI agents are rapidly reshaping chip design—and China is betting on them to accelerate its push for tech self-reliance. According to the South China Morning Post, EDA leader Empyrean Technology has cut a circuit-layout task from four weeks to just one by integrating an AI agent into its simulation...

As AI capabilities continue to advance, industry leaders are increasingly grappling with how to slow development for safety reasons without giving geopolitical rivals an advantage. According to CNBC, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said that the “toughest dilemma” surrounding his proposal to slow AI ...

A new contender is entering South Korea’s already fierce chip talent war. According to Newsis and EDAILY, U.S.- headquartered NAND and SSD maker SanDisk is hiring across multiple roles in the country, with expertise in key memory technologies such as HBM, LPDDR and GDDR high on its wish list. A...

With 3nm poised to overtake 5nm as TSMC’s largest revenue contributor, the foundry giant is stepping up capacity expansion. The Economic Daily News, citing supply chain sources, reports that TSMC has for the first time outlined its 2027 expansion targets, with 2nm capacity set to grow 22% and 3nm ...

As the AI boom strains supply and pushes up costs, startups are exploring new ways to expand memory production. According to TechPowerUp, Kepler Computing claims to have developed an alternative approach to HBM based on a new 3D stacking technique and novel materials, with production designed aroun...