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Get the latest on China’s push for semiconductor innovation, as the nation strives for self-reliance in this critical technology.
Full Vision Capital managing partner Alan Chan, left, and StarFive CEO Thomas Xu, holding a RISC-V chip. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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Hong Kong investment arm backs Chinese RISC-V start-up StarFive

The partnership will see Hong Kong support StarFive in rolling out RISC-V chip applications in the city.

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AMD CEO visits China, touts chip compatibility with DeepSeek models

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AI start-up challenges Nvidia’s dominance with Beijing support

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China’s iFlyTek eyes Europe expansion as US trade war heats up

iFlyTek plans to expand in Europe, diversifying its supply chain amid rising US-China trade tensions and aiming for new markets.

The iFlyTek stand at MWC Barcelona 2025. Photo: Reuters
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Alibaba’s research arm launches a high-performance RISC-V chip for servers

Damo Academy announced its new server-grade C930, along with plans for future XuanTie chips that include AI acceleration.

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Taking a RISC: Hong Kong puts weight behind China’s open-source chips bet

Amid a flurry of RISC-V-focused conferences in China, Hong Kong is promoting research in the open-source chip standard.

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Hong Kong to launch 2 AI forums as US-China tech war rages

The city is shifting towards a technology-driven economy to align with Beijing’s strategic goals, with major investments planned for AI.

Hong Kong is organising two inaugural AI forums. Photo: Reuters
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Nvidia results beat expectations despite DeepSeek’s breakthrough

Orders for Nvidia’s new Blackwell chips are ‘amazing’, CEO Jensen Huang says.

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DeepSeek’s AI models boost Nvidia chip demand in China

Tencent, Alibaba and ByteDance are said to have significantly increased orders of the H20 since DeepSeek gained global attention.

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What did China’s tech titans tell Xi Jinping at the symposium?

Ren Zhengfei from Huawei, Lei Jun from Xiaomi and Wang Xingxing from Unitree all gave speeches at the high-profile meeting.

A giant screen at a Beijing shopping centre shows news footage of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei speaking next to BYD CEO Wang Chuanfu and New Hope’s founder and chairman Liu Yonghao at a symposium with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday. Photo: Reuters
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DeepSeek fuels China’s push to cut reliance on Nvidia ecosystem

Chinese chipmakers’ rush to support DeepSeek’s popular AI models is giving a boost to the country’s efforts to cut reliance on US tech.

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DeepSeek is fuelling China’s push to cut reliance on the ecosystem of US chip giant Nvidia. Photo: Reuters
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China’s chip firms embrace DeepSeek in AI self-sufficiency drive

From Moore Threads to Iluvatar Corex, China’s leading chip designers are rushing to adopt DeepSeek’s latest models.

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World’s top AI brains debate if DeepSeek’s model is a game changer

Experts weigh in on how quickly China is catching up on the US in AI, as DeepSeek takes an open-source approach.

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US tech giants embrace DeepSeek’s AI model despite scrutiny

From Nvidia to Microsoft and Amazon, US companies have rushed to adopt the Chinese start-up’s R1 model.

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US tech firms are rushing to adopt DeepSeek as part of their AI offerings. Photo: Reuters
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Nvidia CEO concludes whirlwind Taiwan tour after key meetings

Jensen Huang met top industry leaders, including TSMC founder Morris Chang and Foxconn chairman Liu Young-way.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrives for Nvidia’s end-of-year party in Taipei. Photo: AFP
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Cambricon, China’s answer to Nvidia, predicts first quarterly profit

The Chinese investors’ darling of 2024 is one of the nation’s best hopes in developing home-grown advanced graphics processors.

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US semiconductor firm SiFive taps China’s growing appetite for open-source chips

California-based SiFive has set up a subsidiary in Shanghai to help customers ‘achieve technological breakthroughs’.

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Chinese scientists vow to launch breakthrough open-source chip in 2025

Efforts by the Chinese Academy of Sciences form part of Beijing’s push to reduce reliance on foreign semiconductor technology.

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A research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences aims to produce a RISC-V processor in 2025. Photo: Handout
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Chinese exhibitors are back at CES 2025 despite US tech tensions

While Chinese companies comprise over a quarter of registered exhibitors, many tech giants are notably absent.

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China struggles to build car chip supply chain to break free of imports

The country’s self-sufficiency rate for automotive chips is currently less than 10 per cent, according to an official at MIIT.

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China catches up fast in AI race, but US chip curbs cast shadow

Abundant investment and an open-source approach have pushed China to the AI forefront, but a lack of advanced chips may prove devastating.

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Will US chip curbs derail China’s AI ambitions? Illustration: Davies Christian Surya
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My Take | With Nvidia antitrust probe, China hardens its stance towards US ‘AI partners’

Beijing may be looking to add teeth to its response to Washington’s escalating chip war, starting with a slap on the wrist for the AI-chip maker.

A man walks past the Nvidia logo at the company’s AI Summit in Mumbai, India, on October 24. Photo: Reuters
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Exclusive | US to cap countries’ advanced chip access, with China in sights: sources

In a second escalation of chip restrictions this month, the US is planning to close sourcing loopholes through third-party countries, sources say.

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With more than 10,000 ‘little giants’, China beats 2025 goal amid US tech war

China set a goal of cultivating 10,000 so-called ‘little giant’ firms by 2025 amid increasing tech competition with the US.

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iPhone maker Foxconn partners with Nvidia on AI-driven factories

Foxconn is partnering with Nvidia to develop so-called digital twins to help build advanced facilities around the world.

Nvidia co-founder and chief executive officer Jensen Huang (left) and Foxconn chairman Young Liu at the Hon Hai Tech Day in Taipei last year. Photo: AFP
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China’s chip production slows in October amid threat of new US sanctions

Although production growth slowed to 11.8 per cent in October, semiconductors remain one of China’s fastest-growing industries this year.

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The path for China to produce advanced semiconductors is narrowing, but legacy chips remain a booming business. Photo: Reuters
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China’s top chip packaging firm sees major board shake-up

Former SMIC chairman Gao Yonggang has resigned from JCET’s board after China Resources became the firm’s largest shareholder.

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China’s AI chip unicorn Moore Threads moves closer to possible IPO

The GPU and AI-accelerator start-up, founded by an Nvidia veteran, has become a joint-stock company after fresh investments.

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