Nvidia’s shares fell despite unveiling its next-generation artificial intelligence chips at the annual GPU Technology Conference (GTC), highlighting the risk-off sentiment-driven markets. ADVERTISEMENT On Tuesday, Nvidia announced its new generation of artificial intelligence (AI) chips, designed to power future advancements in robotics and self-driving cars at the annual (GTC) in San Jose, California. However, its…
GUANGZHOU — The Chinese government is poised to intensify trade restrictions on technology used to make materials for electric vehicle batteries and semiconductors in a bid to maintain its competitive advantage against the U.S. The new curbs will apply to production technology for gallium, an element used to make semiconductors, and cathode materials for lithium-ion…
ASML Holding, the world’s top supplier of advanced chipmaking equipment caught in the US-China tech rivalry, will build a “reuse and repair” centre in Beijing this year, showing its commitment to the world’s second-largest economy despite pressure from Washington. The Dutch firm, which has been unable to sell its extreme ultraviolet lithography systems to its…
Nvidia’s quarterly earnings surpassed analysts’ expectations, signalling artificial intelligence demands remained strong. However, the company’s revenue growth slowed due to the base effect. ADVERTISEMENT Nvidia reported fourth-quarter earnings for fiscal year 2025 that exceeded market expectations and provided a positive outlook for the current quarter. However, the performance was not as much of a blowout…
TAIPEI — The latest U.S. export controls on China’s chip sector are causing more disruption than the industry expected, as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. takes an extremely cautious approach to ensure compliance, sources briefed on the matter said. TSMC, the world’s top contract chipmaker, has been informing Chinese customers that use the company’s 16-nanometer or…
TAIPEI — Chinese chip and chip equipment makers blacklisted by the U.S. are turning to universities and state-backed chip labs and “pilot production lines” to keep their development efforts on track. Facilities in major cities from Wuhan to Wuxi to Ningbo offer vital test production and verification services that help accelerate China’s chip developments, often…
Beijing has issued a warning after the Biden administration’s parting shot in the long-running tech war between the U.S. and China. Newsweek reached out to the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security with an emailed request for comment. Why It Matters The Bureau of Industry and Security on Wednesday unveiled new measures to…
WASHINGTON — The recent U.S. decision to tighten export controls on advanced semiconductors was driven by a fear that China could use artificial intelligence and advanced computing to alter the nature of future warfare, according to analysts. Those concerns have been accentuated by the use of AI in the Gaza and Ukraine conflicts, including Ukrainian drones identifying and…
China’s recent decision to ban exports of several critical minerals has dealt a blow to key American industries, underscoring the high stakes in the ongoing trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Last week, China’s Commerce Ministry announced new export bans on shipments of antimony, gallium, germanium, and “superhard materials” to the United States….
NEW YORK/TAIPEI — The U.S. added 140 companies including Chinese semiconductor toolmaking and software firms to a trade restriction list on Monday in one of the biggest efforts to curtail Chinese advances in the high-tech sector. The targets include Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. and Huawei-linked companies. China’s top chipmaking equipment firms, including Beijing Naura, ACM Research and Piotech, also were…