China’s long journey toward domestic EUV lithography capability appears to be narrowing, as recent developments point to faster-than-expected progress. According to Reuters, sources say China has assembled a prototype EUV machine using components sourced from older ASML systems. As the report i...

Hygon and Sugon have canceled their planned merger, highlighting a growing wave of scrapped M&A deals in China’s A-share market. According to Chinese outlet Yicai, several A-share listed semiconductor companies have recently scrapped M&A and restructuring plans. On December 12, VeriSilicon...

On December 4, 2025, Jiufengshan (JFS) Laboratory announced a major technological breakthrough — the successful development of a gallium nitride (GaN) power module. Roughly the size of a thumb, these “black boxes,” each about as large as a million thumbnails, can be integrated into a 1-gigawat...

China has been moving to strengthen technological self-reliance in semiconductor equipment, a shift that is increasingly seen as putting pressure on Korean companies. According to Hankyung, citing sources, the Chinese government is said to be encouraging domestic tool adoption through a so-called �...

China’s drive for tech autonomy through deeper integration has encountered an unexpected pause. According to South China Morning Post, supercomputer maker Sugon and chip designer Hygon have scrapped a long-anticipated mega-merger that had been under discussion for months. As the report notes, t...