Chip War

US Targets China’s Top Chip Plant Over Huawei Mate 60 Pro Coup

Experts say that SMIC’s South fab is the only factory with the capability to make the Mate 60's 7 nanometer…

2 months ago

SMIC, Huawei Big Winners as China Ramps Up Chip Funding

Local governments in Shanghai and Anhui will fund a variety of semiconductor-related projects this year — ranging from the development…

2 months ago

Curbs on ASML ‘to Stop Use of Advanced Chips by China Military’

ASML tools are used to make advanced semiconductors that can go into "high-value weapons systems and weapons of mass destruction,”…

2 months ago

SoftBank’s Arm Continues Dream Run as Nvidia Reveals Stake

US-listed shares of the chip designer, seen as benefitting from investors' hunt for the "next Nvidia", have surged more than…

2 months ago

Nvidia Chief Pans Sam Altman’s Trillion-Dollar AI Chip Plan

"If you just assume that computers never get any faster, you might come to the conclusion we need 14 different…

2 months ago

Any Expansion of China Chip Curbs Will Risk Business, ASML Says

The largest supplier of equipment to computer chip makers said new competitors with 'substantial financial resources' and 'the ambition of…

2 months ago

Huawei, SMIC Set to Defy US Sanctions With 5nm Chips: FT

The 5nm tech will be used to produce chips for Huawei's new smartphones, and, if successful, could also be used…

3 months ago

China Chipmaker YMTC Denies Military Links After Blacklisting

The tech firm said it has no links to China’s military and refuted claims it was a threat to the…

3 months ago

Raimondo Says Chinese EVs Are a National Security Risk For US, EU

The US commerce secretary raised concerns about the data collected by Chinese EVs in a chat alongside EU Commissioner Margrethe…

3 months ago

Canon Says New ‘Stamp’ Machine Will Slash Chipmaking Costs – FT

The machines are aimed at disrupting the most expensive step in the chipmaking process, by “stamping” chip designs on to…

3 months ago

TSMC, Samsung May Bag Billions in Subsidies for US Chip Fabs

The Joe Biden Administration is expected to begin handing out subsidies to top semiconductor companies in the coming weeks, according…

3 months ago

US Chip Firms Looking to Invest $8bn in Vietnam, Official Says

The investments were contingent on Vietnam developing its regulatory regime for renewable energy, the State Department official said

3 months ago