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Chip war: China’s semiconductor supply chain faces though test amid broader US sanctions

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Chip war: China’s semiconductor supply chain faces though test amid broader US sanctions

China’s chip ambitions are being tested again as fresh US sanctions, the third escalation in three years, hit more broadly across the semiconductor supply chain, industry insiders said. The US Commerce Department, which oversees export controls, added 140 Chinese chip-related organisations to a trade blacklist and placed additional restrictions on China’s access to semiconductor manufacturing … Read more

Xiaomi readies mobile chip design for 2025 mass production to cut reliance on Qualcomm

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Xiaomi readies mobile chip design for 2025 mass production to cut reliance on Qualcomm

Xiaomi is preparing a self-designed mobile processor for its upcoming smartphones in an effort to reduce its reliance on foreign suppliers Qualcomm and MediaTek. The processor may help Xiaomi be more self-sufficient and stand out in an Android market led by Qualcomm customers. Mass production of the chip designed in-house is expected to begin in … Read more

Tech war: China’s AI hopes face fresh setbacks as US set to restrict advanced memory chip exports

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Tech war: China’s AI hopes face fresh setbacks as US set to restrict advanced memory chip exports

China’s efforts to develop home-grown artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors are facing fresh setbacks as the US prepares to implement new rules restricting South Korean exports of advanced memory chips to Chinese companies. The mainland would find itself in a difficult position if the supply of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips from South Korea is cut off … Read more

Chinese smartphone maker Oppo to boost Indonesian manufacturing in bet on Southeast Asia

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Chinese smartphone maker Oppo to boost Indonesian manufacturing in bet on Southeast Asia

Chinese smartphone maker Oppo is looking to increase its sourcing from Indonesian suppliers at its local factory in an effort to strengthen its global manufacturing capabilities, amid a shift in many economies encouraging more localisation. Around 36 to 37 per cent of smartphone components that Oppo sources for its Indonesian factory in Tangerang come from … Read more

Samsung says third quarter operating profits soar to US$6.6 billion, but misses forecast

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Samsung says third quarter operating profits soar to US.6 billion, but misses forecast

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics said Thursday that its operating profits soared 277 per cent year on year to US$6.6 billion, but missed expectations as it struggled to leverage demand for chips used in artificial intelligence servers. The world’s largest memory chipmaker posted an operating profit of 9.18 trillion won (US$6.6 billion) “largely due to one-off … Read more

Indonesia bans sales of Google’s Pixel smartphones, days after blocking Apple’s iPhone 16

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Indonesia bans sales of Google’s Pixel smartphones, days after blocking Apple’s iPhone 16

Indonesia said it has banned sales of smartphones made by Alphabet’s Google owing to rules requiring the use of locally manufactured components, days after blocking sales of tech giant Apple’s iPhone 16 for the same reason. Domestic sales of Google’s Pixel smartphones were blocked because the company has not met Indonesia’s rules that call for … Read more

Chinese smartphone maker Oppo ramps up global push with Europe, Latin America key markets

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Chinese smartphone maker Oppo ramps up global push with Europe, Latin America key markets

Chinese smartphone maker Oppo is ramping up its overseas push with a sharpened focus on Europe and South America, backed by its expanding manufacturing capacity overseas, a company executive said. Oppo, the world’s fourth largest smartphone vendor in the third quarter, is “steadfast” about investing in Europe and aiming to gain more ground in the … Read more

Tim Cook makes low-key visit to China as Apple Intelligence roll-out remains uncertain

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Tim Cook makes low-key visit to China as Apple Intelligence roll-out remains uncertain

Apple chief executive Tim Cook returned to Beijing on Monday, his second visit to mainland China this year, as speculation swirls over the domestic launch of the US tech giant’s on-device artificial intelligence (AI) system. Cook’s latest visit to the country saw him accompanied by famous Chinese photographer and filmmaker Chen Man, as well as … Read more

Vivo launches premium X200 smartphone weeks after Apple, Huawei release new handsets

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Vivo launches premium X200 smartphone weeks after Apple, Huawei release new handsets

Priced from 4,299 yuan (US$608) to 6,799 yuan, the X200 series marks the latest effort by Vivo to crack the industry’s lucrative high-end segment in the world’s largest smartphone market and across the globe. Vivo said it will start shipping the X200 series from October 19. Initially known for its low-budget handsets, Vivo has risen … Read more

TSMC, Samsung, other major chip makers monitor quartz supply after hurricane shut mines

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TSMC, Samsung, other major chip makers monitor quartz supply after hurricane shut mines

Global semiconductor manufacturers are monitoring supplies of high-purity quartz, a material critical to the industry, after Hurricane Helene halted production at two North Carolina mines that produce most of the world’s supply. South Korea’s Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix said they also do not expect repercussions. TSMC supplier Topco Scientific Co, which processes quartz, said … Read more