As part of its semiconductor self-reliance strategy, China has been intensifying efforts to strengthen its domestic EDA sector. According to ijiwei, the country’s leading EDA provider, Empyrean, announced a major investment move: together with Guangdong Hengqin Yueao Deep Cooperation Zhongjiwan En...

According to ijiwei, Chinese EDA giant Empyrean Technology has reportedly launched the country’s first full-process EDA solution for memory chips that supports mass production of Flash and DRAM, enabling one-stop design–verification–manufacturing. The report adds that the solution is expected ...

After Huawei’s Kirin X90 reportedly entered mass production on 5nm and Xiaomi wowed the world with its self-developed XRING O1—rumored to be built on 3nm—all eyes are now on China’s chip scene. However, with Washington blocking EDA giants like Synopsys, Cadence, and Siemens from supportin...

According to a report from Korean Economic Daily, citing industry sources, SK hynix has initiated an urgent review of Chinese semiconductor Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software anticipating that the U.S. may impose restrictions on South Korean semiconductor firms using Chinese software. On...

A week after Empyrean Technology has been added to the blacklist in the latest wave of U.S. chip export controls, the Chinese developer of chip design system has ceded control to its largest state-owned shareholder, China Electronics Corporation (CEC). According to a report from South China Morning ...