The use of economic tools to serve national interests is hardly new. But in the 21st century, such instruments – ranging from unlawful economic coercion to lawful but harmful trade remedies – have become central to the strategic competition between the United States and China. Because the two countries are highly economically interdependent, the weaponisation…
Micron Technology plans to stop supplying server memory chips to data centres in China after the business failed to recover from a 2023 government ban on its products in critical Chinese infrastructure, according to two people briefed on the decision. Since then, both Nvidia and Intel have similarly fielded accusations from Chinese authorities and an…
Good morning. OK, give your ChatGPT prompt window a rest for two seconds, because it’s pop quiz time. The question: What share of U.S. executives and managers—that is, not rank-and-file employees—use unapproved AI tools at work? Make your best guess, then find the answer below in “Endstop triggered.” Today’s tech news follows. Have a wonderful…
By Max A. Cherney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Intel (INTC) plans to release technical details about its forthcoming chip for laptops, known as Panther Lake, on Thursday, four sources briefed on the plans told Reuters. It is part of an effort to reassure investors about Intel’s first product made entirely using its next-generation manufacturing process called…
Regardless of how trade talks go, the US-China tech rivalry isn’t going away. From each side’s perspective, maintaining a lead in futuristic technologies matters significantly for economic growth and national power. Now, we’re entering round two. The first round was mostly defined by US export controls aimed at slowing China’s development of advanced technologies. These…
The Trump administration is developing a policy requiring semiconductor companies to match their domestic chip production with the volume their customers import from overseas, or face tariffs of up to 100%, according to a Wall Street Journal report..Under the proposed rule, chipmakers would need to maintain a 1:1 ratio between US-made semiconductors and imported chips…
Some of the mainland firms currently looking to list in the city include China Micro Semicon (Shenzhen), Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing and Mech-Mind Robotics Technologies. “The Hong Kong market has had a strong rally this year, with international investors chasing mainland technology companies, particularly semiconductor, AI and robotics companies,” said Tom Chan Pak-lam, permanent honorary…
Some of the mainland firms currently looking to list in the city include China Micro Semicon (Shenzhen), Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing and Mech-Mind Robotics Technologies. “The Hong Kong market has had a strong rally this year, with international investors chasing mainland technology companies, particularly semiconductor, AI and robotics companies,” said Tom Chan Pak-lam, permanent honorary…
Despite years of troubled performance and failed strategies, the great icon of the semiconductor industry, Intel, has two new major shareholders that can give it new hope for recovery: the United States government, with a bit less than a 10% stake, and the most important design firm in the world, Nvidia, with about 5% ownership. …
Investors may have cheered Nvidia’s (NVDA) announcement that it will take a $5 billion stake in Intel (INTC), with shares of the latter soaring as much as 30% Thursday. But the investment does little to solve what is arguably Intel’s biggest problem: how to fix its ailing contract chip manufacturing business. As part of the…