According to Tom’s Hardware, citing Financial Times, China’s Cyberspace Administration (CAC) has reportedly barred major firms, including ByteDance and Alibaba, from purchasing NVIDIA’s RTX Pro 6000D.  As Chosun Biz highlights, the RTX Pro 6000D was designed specifically for the Chinese marke...

According to Mydrivers, at today’s Huawei Connect 2025 conference, the company unveiled a multi-year roadmap for its Ascend AI chips, with steady releases planned through 2028. The rollout will start with the Ascend 950PR in Q1 2026 and the 950DT in Q4 2026, followed by the Ascend 960 in Q4 2027 a...

As China pushes through semiconductor independence by ramping up domestic AI chips to counter NVIDIA, the country is reportedly taking another major step toward self-reliance as SMIC is said to be testing a deep-ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machine developed by local start-up Yuliangsheng, as revea...

According to South Korean outlet News1, Chinese tech giant Tencent has made it clear it has no intention of producing AI chips, stressing that it neither manufactures them now nor plans to in the future. This contrasts with other major Chinese tech firms, which have responded to U.S. restrictions on...

Huawei-backed HiSilicon, which develops the flagship Kirin mobile APs as well as the Ascend AI chips, saw a major leadership change on September 11. According to EE Times China and Sina, Eric Xu stepped down as legal representative and chairman, with Gao Ji taking over. Several other senior executiv...