US launches new probe into legacy Chinese chips

US launches new probe into legacy Chinese chips

China is looking to challenge the U.S. in artificial intelligence. China’s tech giants have launched their own AI models.  Niphon | Istock | Getty Images The Biden administration on Monday said it launched a new probe into legacy Chinese semiconductors that may go into everything from cars to household goods and defense systems. China “routinely … Read more

Micron has for worst day since 2020 after disappointing guidance

Micron has for worst day since 2020 after disappointing guidance

Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra speaks before President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the CHIPS and Science Act and his Investing in America agenda, at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum in Syracuse, New York, April 25, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Micron shares plummeted 16% on Thursday — their worst day since March … Read more

Inside TSMC’s new chip fab where Apple will make chips in the U.S.

Inside TSMC’s new chip fab where Apple will make chips in the U.S.

Atop a newly completed, 3.5-million-square-foot building that stands on 1,100 acres in the Arizona desert north of Phoenix is a giant logo of a microchip wafer and the letters TSMC.  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s first Arizona chip fabrication plant, or fab, is making history because it’s the most advanced chip fab on U.S. soil, and … Read more

Chinese AI models are popular globally and are beating U.S. rivals in some areas

Chinese AI models are popular globally and are beating U.S. rivals in some areas

China is focusing on large language models (LLMs) in the artificial intelligence space.  Blackdovfx | Istock | Getty Images China’s attempts to dominate the world of artificial intelligence could be paying off, with industry insiders and technology analysts telling CNBC that Chinese AI models are already hugely popular and are keeping pace with — and … Read more

Beating the U.S. but keeping control of tech

Beating the U.S. but keeping control of tech

China’s race to develop smarter-than-human artificial intelligence may put it ahead of the U.S., but such ground-breaking technology could also risk lessening the stronghold that the ruling Communist Party has over the world’s second-largest economy. That’s the view of prominent AI scientist Max Tegmark, who told CNBC artificial general intelligence (AGI) is closer than we … Read more

HarmonyOS Next details, specs, price

HarmonyOS Next details, specs, price

Huawei launched the Mate 70 series in an event in Shenzhen on November 26, 2024. The phones are the first capable of running Huawei’s new operating system called HarmonyOS NEXT. Huawei Huawei on Tuesday launched the Mate 70 series of smartphones that can run on the company’s latest self-developed operating system, as the Chinese giant … Read more

Shares of chip suppliers jump as U.S. considers toned down China curbs

Shares of chip suppliers jump as U.S. considers toned down China curbs

An ASML icon is being displayed on a circuit board, alongside the flags of the USA and China, in this photo illustration taken in Brussels, Belgium, on January 4, 2024. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of key global semiconductor equipment firms jumped on Thursday after a report that the U.S. is considering … Read more

Nvidia (NVDA) earnings report Q3 2025

Nvidia (NVDA) earnings report Q3 2025

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrives at the launch of the supercomputer Gefion, at the Vilhelm Lauritzen Terminal in Kastrup, Denmark, Oct. 23, 2024. Ritzau Scanpix | Mads Claus Rasmussen | Via Reuters Nvidia reported third-quarter earnings that beat expectations for sales and earnings, while delivering a better-than-expected forecast for the current quarter. The results show … Read more

How Samsung fell behind in the AI boom behind rival SK Hynix

How Samsung fell behind in the AI boom behind rival SK Hynix

A Samsung Electronics Co. 12-layer HBM3E, top, and other DDR modules arranged in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, April 4, 2024.  SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Samsung Electronics was once the dominant player in a type of semiconductor known as memory, putting it in a great position to capitalize on the boom of … Read more

SK Hynix shares rally after Nvidia’s Huang asks firm to speed up chip

SK Hynix shares rally after Nvidia’s Huang asks firm to speed up chip

Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, during the SK AI Summit in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. SK Hynix is working with Nvidia to resolve the supply bottleneck, Chey said.  Jean Chung | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of SK Hynix rallied 6.5% on Monday after the business announced a next-generation memory chip … Read more