US chip equipment companies are largely absent from the 1,100-exhibitor list at this week’s Semicon China, one of the country’s largest semiconductor industry events, as the China-US tech war continues to swirl. Although major US chip tool companies Lam Research and Applied Materials have sponsored Semicon China for the second consecutive year, neither of them … Read more
Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Alan Estevez was questioned about the 7-nanometre processor that SMIC made for Huawei during testimony before lawmakers Thursday. When asked by Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul whether SMIC violated US controls, Estevez said “potentially, yes”. “We’ll assume that it was SMIC,” Estevez said. “I can’t talk … Read more
Damo Academy, Alibaba Group Holding’s research arm, expects to launch the next-generation of its XuanTie series of RISC-V processors – the C930 – this year, in the latest effort to counter the impact of tighter US trade restrictions on exports of advanced chip technologies to China. Damo Academy showcased the next iteration of its XuanTie … Read more
Mounting US trade sanctions and domestic software that is lagging behind American-made technology pose the biggest threats to China’ cybersecurity, according to the chairman of one of the country’s leading cybersecurity companies. The manufacturing of cybersecurity products depends on high-end chips and software, and “supply disruptions of these products are affecting [China’s] ability to produce … Read more
Shanghai-based SMIC used gear from California-based Applied Materials and Lam Research to manufacture an advanced 7-nanometre chip for Huawei in 2023, the people said, asking not to be named as the details are not public. The previously unreported information suggests that China still cannot entirely replace certain foreign components and equipment required for cutting-edge products … Read more
New Delhi: Union Ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Anurag Thakur brief the media on cabinet decisions, in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh) New Delhi: The country will not only meet its demand for semiconductors by 2029 but also start exporting them, while fabricating “300 crore semiconductor chips in a year”, Union Electronics … Read more
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has promoted two senior executives to share chief operating officer responsibilities, heralding a new generation of leaders at the world’s largest contract chipmaker. The chip firm’s board on Thursday approved the appointment of Y.J. Mii and Y.P. Chyn as executive vice presidents and co-chief operating officers, according to a statement. … Read more
The US government is awarding US$1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries to expand semiconductor production, the Biden administration said on Monday, in a bid to strengthen domestic supply chains after the Covid-19 pandemic exposed weaknesses. GlobalFoundries, the world’s third-largest contract chip maker, will build a new semiconductor production facility in Malta, New York, and expand existing operations … Read more
A massive stock surge for Nvidia Corp in the wake of stellar earnings this week shows that the world’s most important chip developer for the artificial intelligence (AI) age is managing to thrive without China, its third-largest market, say analysts. Nvidia on Wednesday reported a 265 per cent jump in quarterly revenue that beat estimates, … Read more
Ningbo Semiconductor International Corporation, an affiliate of China’s top chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), said on Tuesday that it refuses to show mercy to two former executives, including ex-chairman and founder Herb Huang He, who was sentenced to four years in prison for abuse of funds. In one of the most dramatic and … Read more
