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Semiconductors are the cornerstone technology of the information age. These tiny electronic devices, usually smaller than a postage stamp, power the modern economy by acting as data-processing brains for products, from smartphones to cars and spacecraft.
The island’s ‘silicon shield’ is being systematically taken down by Washington in preparation for a Ukraine-style proxy war.
Harrowing images from quake-hit island call for swift humanitarian response despite strained cross-strait relations and fears for vital semiconductor sector.
US chip war not only restricts access to most advanced semiconductors, but also aims to undermine China’s approach to hi-tech development.
- Dutch intelligence first publicly attributed cyber espionage to China in February, when they said state-backed cyber spies gained access to a Dutch military network
- Last year, the Netherlands joined a US effort to keep certain chip making technology from China for national security reasons
Huawei announced on Thursday its highly anticipated new smartphone series, the Pura 70, its biggest flagship handset launch since the Mate 60 Pro, which drew scrutiny for its home-made advanced chip.
TSMC, the dominant producer of advanced chips used in artificial intelligence applications, is expected to report a 5 per cent rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday thanks to strong demand.
Micron Technology, the largest US maker of memory chips, is poised to get US$6.1 billion in government grants to help pay for domestic factories, part of an effort to bring semiconductor production back to American soil.
As well as programmes in industry and education, local governments are encouraged to provide perks, including incentives in housing, start-up investment and schooling and jobs for the family of digital workers.
Sales of ASML’s lithography systems to customers in China made up a record 49 per cent of the total in the first quarter.
US exports control could unintentionally lead to a Chinese dominance of global legacy-chip production, researchers say.
The company’s latest AI push could fuel further debate on whether China can continue relying on open-source development, instead of bolstering its own tech ecosystem.
The award is the latest from the Biden administration, as the United States looks to cement its global lead in creating advanced semiconductors.
Newly devised strategy could make commercially viable amorphous p-type semiconductors a reality, team in Chengdu and Pohang says in Nature paper.
In Beijing’s Tongming Lake IT City, a group of prominent Chinese firms are leading efforts to become self-sufficient in core technology.
Sitonholy, which has been added to the US Entity List, is one of a few ‘elite-level’ Nvidia data centre product solutions providers in China.
Japan must embrace rapid innovation to be a convincing alternative to China in the industry, experts say.
Innovation is increasingly coming under the spotlight amid Beijing’s push for tech self-reliance, but criticisms persist that quantity is being emphasised over quality in the pursuit of patents.
Huawei announced new versions of its Luxeed S7 electric sedan and a PC with AI built in, but people are still awaiting its next big smartphone launch since the Mate 60.
The Commerce Department also restricted exports to 5 companies, including 2 in China, tied to drones used by Russia and Houthis.
Amid rising geopolitical tensions, most of the top 30 investors that invested in Chinese unicorns are based within the country.
Intel debuted a new version of its artificial intelligence chip on Tuesday, while Google revealed the details of a new version of its data-centre artificial intelligence chips and announced an Arm-based based central processor.
Fumio Kishida says that in areas like semiconductors, AI, quantum computing and biotech, it is ‘increasingly important for the two countries to build resilience’ as the two allies work to counterbalance China.
The legislation aims to boost efforts to stop the shipment of US chips, AI and quantum tech to countries like China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said artificial intelligence (AI) would be smarter than the smartest human probably by next year, or by 2026, adding that AI development was constrained by the availability of electricity.
The Biden administration will announce next week that it is awarding more than US$6 billion to Samsung Electronics to expand its semiconductor output in Taylor, Texas, as it seeks to ramp up chip-making in the US.
Taiwanese firm set to get US$6.6 billion in grants and as much as US$5 billion in loans to help build factories as Washington vies for chip prominence.
Speaking in Paris to Chinese makers of electric vehicles and lithium batteries, commerce chief Wang Wentao vows Beijing will ‘fully support and defend’ their rights as Western pressure mounts.
At a time when the global euphoria about AI has propelled a three-fold surge in Nvidia’s stock, investors are pointing toward emerging markets for better value and a bigger pool of options.
Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai said US chip export restrictions to China have ‘definitely affected’ mainland tech firms, including the e-commerce giant’s cloud computing business.
Intel chief executive Patrick Gelsinger discusses developments in the technology industry, implications of geopolitical conflicts on global trade, and leadership lessons learned.
