A team of researchers at Peking University claims to have shattered chip performance limits and proven that China can use new materials to “change lanes” in the semiconductor race by circumventing silicon-based roadblocks entirely. The researchers, led by physical chemistry professor Peng Hailin, said their self-engineered 2D transistor could operate 40 per cent faster than…
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has defended Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company‘s (TSMC) decision to invest $100 billion in the United States, insisting at a joint news conference that the move was driven by business necessity rather than political pressure from the Trump administration.“TSMC’s decision is necessary for its future development. The government did not face pressure…
In the Art of War, Sun Tzu famously counsels “know your enemy, know yourself.” With America’s second cold war, this time against China, Washington may have seriously misdiagnosed China’s foreign conduct, ambitions and ultimate goals. None is perhaps more glaring than the suppositions behind a key plank of its China containment strategy – the tech…
Intel (INTC) stock jumped 16% Tuesday following a report that its rivals Broadcom (AVGO) and TSMC (TSM) are exploring potential deals with the chipmaker that would split it into two. The Wall Street Journal reported late Saturday that Broadcom (AVGO) is considering making a bid for Intel’s product business, which designs semiconductors for computers and…
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…
In This Story Nvidia (NVDA-16.95%) stock saw a slight turnaround Tuesday morning after the chipmaker suffered its biggest single-day market value loss because of an artificial intelligence chatbot challenger in China. How Nike’s new CEO plans to revive the struggling sportswear giant Shares of the AI chipmaker were up 2% in pre-market trading, after closing…
We have put together stories from our coverage of Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Will rise of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek tilt the balance in US-China tech war? A DeepSeek app is shown on a a mobile…
More than 100 Hong Kong residents reported feeling mild tremors after a magnitude 6 earthquake struck Taiwan shortly after midnight on Tuesday. The Hong Kong Observatory said the quake hit at 12.17am at a depth of around 10km (6 miles), with the epicentre located south-southeast of Jiayi and about 670km east of Hong Kong. It…
President Joe Biden’s final days in office seemed all about cementing the United States’ well-established lead over China in the market for artificial intelligence. The administration’s methods — focused on severing China’s access to AI by regulating global access to advanced semiconductors — were met with nods of approval from policy experts but annoyance from…
Chinese start-up Zhipu AI said it “strongly disagrees” with a US decision to add the company and its subsidiaries to an export blacklist, as the administration of President Joe Biden released a flurry of trade restrictions just days before he leaves office. The US Department of Commerce on Wednesday added 25 China-based companies and two…