China’s integrated circuit output slows in November while imports climb amid stockpiling

China’s integrated circuit output slows in November while imports climb amid stockpiling

China’s integrated circuit (IC) output increased 8.7 per cent year on year to 37.6 billion units in November, as growth slows amid an intensifying US-China tech war and escalating chip restrictions. Growth of IC output – a broad measure of semiconductor production – has fallen to single digits for the first time this year, according … Read more

China ups the ante on humanoid robotic innovation, applications to boost economy

China ups the ante on humanoid robotic innovation, applications to boost economy

Local government officials across China are rushing to introduce policies to level up the innovation and deployment of robots, especially humanoid robots, as Beijing’s policymakers upped the ante for future industries at the tone-setting central economic work conference. The cities of Hangzhou, Chongqing and Nanjing, plus a part of the southwestern Sichuan province, have released … Read more