As the U.S. clamps down on chip exports, China is fast-tracking the consolidation of its semiconductor industry. According to Economic Daily News and Chinese media like Sina, China’s A-share chip sector has announced at least 23 M&A deals since 2025. Notably, as the reports highlight, in 2...

According to a report from Reuters, citing sources, Synopsys has partially resumed services after suspending them earlier this month to comply with new U.S. export restrictions. However, sales of key EDA tools remain suspended, preventing the company from onboarding new customers, as the report note...

With U.S. EDA restrictions still in place, Beijing is reportedly blocking Synopsys’ $35 billion merger with Ansys, according to the Financial Times. Insiders reportedly reveal China’s antitrust regulator has delayed approval of the deal between the world’s largest and fourth-largest EDA giants...

While the U.S. aims to curb China’s chip industry with EDA export restrictions, the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently launched “QiMeng,” the world’s first fully AI-powered system for automated processor chip design, according to EE Times China. The report suggests that in terms of CPU ...

With the US and China kicking off a new round of talks in London to ease trade tensions, key issues like rare earth exports and Beijing’s access to US chips have been brought up on the table. However, according to CNN and Wccftech, citing CNBC, there is no chance the U.S. will lift the ban on NVID...