Amid China’s aggressive drive for chip self-reliance, leading foundry SMIC delivered stronger-than-expected third-quarter results, The Wall Street Journal reports. The company posted net profit of $191.8 million for the period—up 29% from a year earlier and comfortably ahead of the $161.2 millio...

Beijing’s latest push for tech self-reliance might be backfiring. After reportedly ordering all state-backed data centers to use only domestic AI chips—effectively shutting out NVIDIA—China could now be facing a deepening chip crunch. According to The Wall Street Journal, the shortage has beco...

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 Shanghai Securities News, China’s chip industry is reportedly seeing growth driven by AI. The report notes that among 102 A-share listed companies engaged in digital chip design, analog chip design, integrated circuit manufacturing, and IC packaging and testing, 66 posted profits in t...

According to Commercial Times, China’s leading foundry SMIC delivered a strong performance in the first half of 2025, with revenue reaching US$4.456 billion, up 22% year-on-year. Net profit attributable to shareholders came to US$321 million, a 35.6% increase from a year earlier. As the report ...