US President Donald Trump has withdrawn the nomination of Landon Heid, a China hawk, for a key post in the countries’ ongoing tech battle, raising questions about whether the move signals a more dovish approach to Beijing. Trump withdrew Heid’s nomination on Wednesday for assistant secretary for export administration at the US Department of Commerce,…
Nvidia is developing a new artificial intelligence chip for China based on its latest Blackwell architecture that will be more powerful than the H20 model it is currently allowed to sell there, according to two people briefed on the matter. US President Donald Trump last week opened the door to the possibility of more advanced…
The unfolding US-China tech war is likely to endure the barrage of Trump-tariffs. In the long run, it may even be defining – one from which India can significantly gain if leveraged effectively. The tech deal in India’s proposed trade deal is the trump card on the table that must be seen outside the confines…
Semiconductor industry veteran Yin – who previously worked in the US at Applied Materials, Lam Research and Intel – identified as a US citizen in AMEC’s annual reports for 2022, 2021 and 2020. AMEC did not state Yin’s nationality in the firm’s 2023 report. The change of citizenship for Yin, 81, is the latest sign…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, is under investigation by the US Department of Commerce for allegedly violating export control regulations. The probe centers on a chip manufactured by TSMC for Sophgo, a China-based chip design company, which reportedly ended up in Huawei’s high-end Ascend 910B artificial intelligence processor. Huawei has…
Naura Technology Group, China’s top chip equipment maker, said it expects a sharp rise in revenue and profit for the first quarter of 2025, after reporting strong performance in 2024, highlighting the country’s progress towards semiconductor self-sufficiency. The Beijing-based company, a key equipment supplier for the domestic chip industry, said in a corporate filing on…
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…
Nvidia (NVDA, Financial) is stepping up its efforts to trace how its chips using advanced AI are allegedly being exported to China in disregard of US export controls. The tech giant has enlisted partners such as Super Micro Computer Inc. (SMCI, Financial). A region flagged as a potential smuggling hub, the office ordered SMCI to…
Mainland China’s chip design firms are anxiously waiting for any further updates from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), after the world’s most advanced contract chip manufacturer paused 7-nanometre node services for some artificial intelligence (AI) chip clients in the world’s largest semiconductor market by consumption. TSMC last week told graphics-processing-unit (GPU) and AI-accelerator clients on…