As US-China tech tensions escalate, Beijing’s controls on strategic minerals like tungsten are rattling the supply chain. Among these, tungsten hexafluoride (WF₆), made from high-purity tungsten powder and fluorine gas, spiked in early 2026, with Korean and Japanese suppliers hiking prices 70–...

China’s integrated circuit (IC) exports are accelerating sharply. According to ijiwei, citing data released by the General Administration of Customs on March 10, China’s IC exports reached 304.67 billion yuan in January and February this year, marking a 68.9% year-over-year increase. In terms of...

NVIDIA is reportedly considering reviving some of its older GPUs. According to Hankyung, industry sources say Samsung’s foundry division will resume production of NVIDIA’s RTX 3060 after a two-year halt, with the chip set to be manufactured on Samsung’s 8nm process. The report adds that Samsun...

China’s latest challenger to NVIDIA may soon make its consumer debut. According to Wccftech, although the consumer GPU market has seen limited launches this year, Lisuan is preparing to introduce its G100 GPU for gamers on March 12. As noted by CHEAA.com, Lisuan will showcase its Lisuan eXtreme...

With component costs continuing to rise, the smartphone industry is experiencing a broad wave of price adjustments in 2026, and Chinese brands are no exception. According to ijiwei, citing Yicai, OPPO and OnePlus have announced price adjustments, stating that starting March 16 they will revise price...