Cambricon, SenseTime form strategic cooperation to support China’s tech self-reliance push

Cambricon, SenseTime form strategic cooperation to support China’s tech self-reliance push

The two companies intend to leverage their respective hardware and software expertise to promote “a new indigenous AI development paradigm”, according to a WeChat post by SenseTime, in response to the “AI Plus” strategy unveiled in August by the State Council, China’s cabinet. Beijing has made self-reliance across China’s AI stack – from integrated circuits…

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'China's Nvidia' Cambricon at forefront of AI stock boom

‘China’s Nvidia’ Cambricon at forefront of AI stock boom

Equities Chinese tech companies dominate list of global top performers last quarter Chinese AI chip company Cambricon Technologies saw its valuation more than double in the July-September quarter. (Photo by Tomoko Wakasugi) KENSAKU IHARA and CHIHIRO ISHIKAWA October 2, 2025 03:41 JST HONG KONG/TOKYO — Chinese companies related to artificial intelligence including chipmaker Cambricon were among…

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Home-grown heroes: how Huawei and DeepSeek are helping China break reliance on US chips

Home-grown heroes: how Huawei and DeepSeek are helping China break reliance on US chips

When Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek unveiled an updated foundational model late in August, investors in Nvidia were stunned. Shares of the US chip giant slid, as market watchers grappled with news that the two-year-old start-up, which has developed models rivalling the world’s best, was shifting towards supporting domestically produced chips. Adding to their concerns,…

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China’s tech industry hails Beijing’s AI blueprint as local chip, server makers set to gain

China’s tech industry hails Beijing’s AI blueprint as local chip, server makers set to gain

China’s tech industry has hailed Beijing’s latest strategy to widely apply artificial intelligence to economic and social enterprises amid hopes the move could boost market prospects for local suppliers of chips, servers and AI solutions. Beijing’s decision to implement AI in research, industry and consumption has further boosted confidence in the sector, particularly in computing…

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Meet Cambricon: how 2 ‘genius brothers’ created China’s potential rival to Nvidia

Meet Cambricon: how 2 ‘genius brothers’ created China’s potential rival to Nvidia

The hottest company in China right now is Cambricon Technologies, an artificial intelligence chipmaker whose stock has surged about 10-fold over the past two years, driven by expectations that it could be a serious challenger to Nvidia in the mainland market. The frenzy over Cambricon, whose stock is trading at an eye-watering trailing 12-month price-to-earnings…

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Changing times: Cambricon tops Moutai as China’s costliest stock as chips trump baijiu

Changing times: Cambricon tops Moutai as China’s costliest stock as chips trump baijiu

Cambricon Technologies became the costliest stock in mainland China’s equities market, as the Beijing-based chipmaker replaced the liquor distiller Kweichow Moutai in a sign of the rising significance of artificial intelligence (AI) in the world’s second-largest capital market. Trading under the symbol 688256 in Shanghai, Cambricon’s shares jumped 11.60 per cent on Monday to a…

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China’s server, chipmakers enter ‘super cycle’ as AI computing capacity mushrooms

China’s server, chipmakers enter ‘super cycle’ as AI computing capacity mushrooms

China’s domestic server and chipmakers are entering a “super cycle” as the country’s local governments spend lavishly on computing infrastructure to support artificial intelligence development. The AI Computing Power Concept Index, compiled by Chinese financial data provider Wind and comprising 54 component stocks, hit a record high on Monday, with an increase of 166 per…

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Changing times: Cambricon tops Moutai as China’s costliest stock as chips trump baijiu

Changing times: Cambricon tops Moutai as China’s costliest stock as chips trump baijiu

Cambricon Technologies became the costliest stock in mainland China’s equities market, as the Beijing-based chipmaker replaced the liquor distiller Kweichow Moutai in a sign of the rising significance of artificial intelligence (AI) in the world’s second-largest capital market. Trading under the symbol 688256 in Shanghai, Cambricon’s shares jumped 11.60 per cent on Monday to a…

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Tech war: which Chinese firm is supplying next-generation AI chips to DeepSeek?

Tech war: which Chinese firm is supplying next-generation AI chips to DeepSeek?

The Hangzhou-based start-up’s cryptic one-line post on WeChat triggered online discussions about which AI chip supplier, or suppliers, would unveil this breakthrough, even as US tech restrictions remain in place. DeepSeek’s post on Thursday said the “UE8M0 FP8 scale” of its V3.1 AI model was particularly designed “for home-grown chips to be released soon”. Apart…

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