Rising AI compute demand is driving a new wave of price increases, signaling that computing power is becoming an increasingly scarce resource in the AI era. According to Jiemian News, following Alibaba Cloud and Baidu Cloud, Tencent Cloud has also joined the ranks of providers raising AI compute pri...

The U.S. is reportedly advancing a bill to further tighten China’s access to chipmaking equipment. According to South China Morning Post, U.S. lawmakers have proposed the Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls in Hardware (MATCH) Act, which aims to close “critical gaps” in existing res...

Samsung Electronics is reportedly moving to offload idle equipment as part of efforts to optimize NAND flash operations at its Xi’an, China fab. According to Global Economic, citing sources, the company has recently launched a public bidding process to sell unused semiconductor tools from its faci...

Recently, Silai Semicon has completed the delivery of its third batch of mass-production laser lift-off (LLO) systems compatible with 12-inch silicon carbide (SiC) substrates. The company’s core R&D team originates from the laser science discipline at Huazhong University of Science and Tech...

Please note that this article cites information from Nikkei and South China Morning Post. China’s chip self-sufficiency is accelerating. According to Nikkei, the country’s semiconductor industry aims to reach 80% self-sufficiency by 2030, a target set by 13 leading company executives. The pu...