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The findings contradict enthusiasm on Chinese social media, where users claimed the new Kirin 9020 had a performance boost of 30 per cent.
In a second escalation of chip restrictions this month, the US is planning to close sourcing loopholes through third-party countries, sources say.
The investigation into Nvidia’s previously-approved Mellanox acquisition marks the first time that China’s market regulator has opened the books on a closed deal.
Empyrean Technology is handing control of its board to its largest shareholder, a state-owned enterprise, after Washington blacklisted the software maker.
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The action is an apparent response to Washington’s tightened chip restrictions against China.
Washington has excluded some of China’s largest semiconductor companies from its latest export restrictions.
Chinese chip companies have localised much of their supply chain in recent years, experts say, potentially limiting the impact of Washington’s new rules.
This initiative could deal a blow to the mainland businesses of Nvidia, Qualcomm and Intel.
Newly blacklisted Empyrean and Skyverse say the sanctions will have little impact, pointing to their local tech stack and domestic customers.
Mate 70 smartphone sales are expected to reach 3 million units this fourth quarter, according to TechInsights.
The impact on the Chinese chip industry would be significant if major domestic suppliers are blacklisted, sources say.
South Korea’s SK Hynix and Samsung dominate the supply of HBMs, each controlling about 48 per cent of the global market share in 2023.
‘This is just an extraordinary opportunity for China and for this area,’ CEO says as he receives honorary doctorate with acting legend Tony Leung.
The move signifies the importance of the Chinese EV market and the country’s progress in legacy chipmaking.
At the 21st China International Semiconductor Expo, industry experts weighed in on the challenges and opportunities ahead in domestic chipmaking.
Although production growth slowed to 11.8 per cent in October, semiconductors remain one of China’s fastest-growing industries this year.
Former SMIC chairman Gao Yonggang has resigned from JCET’s board after China Resources became the firm’s largest shareholder.
Moore Threads has hired Citic Securities to start the ‘tutoring’ process as it seeks to capitalise on enthusiasm in China’s semiconductor industry.
A wider shipment ban on TSMC-made chips could affect a range of mainland businesses from electric vehicles to smartphones.
The GPU and AI-accelerator start-up, founded by an Nvidia veteran, has become a joint-stock company after fresh investments.
TSMC has told mainland Chinese clients it will no longer produce advanced chips for them, according to person briefed on the notice.
SMIC co-CEO Zhao Haijun said the foundry can still benefit from rising demand for less advanced ‘legacy chips’ required for some AI products.
The Shanghai-based chipmaker reported a 34 per cent year-on-year increase in third-quarter revenue to US$2.17 billion.
US-blacklisted chipmaker Biren says team-up with Tencent-backed Infinigence AI led to a 100 per cent improvement in GPU training capacity.
The US-China tech war, focused on chips and AI, is driving a split between the tech ecosystems of the two countries.
The SU7 Ultra has drawn both scepticism and admiration from consumers in the world’s largest EV market.
Huawei’s smartphone sales on the Chinese mainland surpassed those of Apple in August, the first time in 46 months, according to CINNO.
It remains unknown how TSMC dies found their way into Huawei’s Ascend 910B, but analysts say it shows the limits of Washington’s sanctions.
TSMC has denied that it sold chips to Huawei after TechInsights found that Huawei’s Ascend 910B had components from the Taiwanese firm.
A Beijing municipal official heaps praise on Xiaomi’s design for a 3-nanometre processor, but the smartphone maker has yet to comment.
