China looks for domestic Nvidia rival — but that’s proving challenging

China looks for domestic Nvidia rival — but that’s proving challenging

The flags of China and the USA are being displayed on a smartphone, with an NVIDIA chip visible in the background.  Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Chinese companies are ramping up efforts to produce a viable alternative to Nvidia’s chips that power artificial intelligence as Beijing continues its efforts to wean itself off American … Read more

China’s binge-buying of chipmaking equipment could yield another overcapacity problem

China’s binge-buying of chipmaking equipment could yield another overcapacity problem

Workers are processing chips at a workshop of an optoelectronic technology company in Huai’an, China, on May 11, 2024.  Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China is ramping up spending on chip manufacturing equipment, surpassing the combined expenditure of the U.S., South Korea, Taiwan and Japan in the first half of the year, according to … Read more

Tech stocks in Asia fall amid broad declines in the region after Nvidia results

Tech stocks in Asia fall amid broad declines in the region after Nvidia results

Samsung Electronics’ fourth-generation high bandwidth memory or HBM3 chips have been cleared by Nvidia for use in its processors for the first time, three people briefed on the matter said. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech and chip-related stocks in Asia fell on Thursday, after U.S. chip darling Nvidia reported its second-quarter results … Read more

China’s SMIC is now world’s third-largest chip foundry: Counterpoint

China’s SMIC is now world’s third-largest chip foundry: Counterpoint

A logo hangs on the building of the Beijing branch of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) on December 4, 2020 in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s largest chipmaker SMIC is now the world’s third-largest foundry in terms of revenue in the first quarter, according to Counterpoint Research. State-backed SMIC, or … Read more

China’s SMIC warns of fierce chip competition as it misses profit estimates

China’s SMIC warns of fierce chip competition as it misses profit estimates

BEIJING, CHINA – DECEMBER 04: A logo hangs on the building of the Beijing branch of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) on December 4, 2020 in Beijing, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation on Friday warned of intense competition in the chip … Read more

China making more advanced chips — but Beijing still faces challenges

China making more advanced chips — but Beijing still faces challenges

A Chinese flag next to a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips. Florence Lo | Reuters China’s biggest chipmaker SMIC seems to have been manufacturing advanced chips in the last few months — defying U.S. sanctions designed to slow down Beijing’s progress. But there are still some major challenges to China’s bid to become more … Read more

China could face more chip restrictions in 2024, analysts say

China could face more chip restrictions in 2024, analysts say

A Chinese flag is displayed next to a “Made in China” sign seen on a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips, in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023.  Florence Lo | Reuters China could face more semiconductor export curbs from the likes of the U.S. and the Netherlands to contain the Asian powerhouse’s chip … Read more

China’s EV and chip giants need workers, not necessarily college grads

China’s EV and chip giants need workers, not necessarily college grads

YANTAI, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 – Students conduct an industrial robot training at Yantai Cultural and Tourism Vocational College in Yantai, East China’s Shandong province, Sept 8, 2023. At present, China has built the largest vocational education system in the world, and the middle and higher vocational schools train about 10 million high-quality technical … Read more