The chief executive of China’s top foundry said on Friday that the company cannot take full advantage of surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips because of US restrictions on advanced-node technologies. US sanctions have prevented the Shanghai-based foundry from importing advanced tools needed to upgrade its processing and narrow its technological gap with international … Read more
A Huawei Technologies executive said that developing artificial intelligence (AI) technology does not solely depend on access to advanced semiconductors, downplaying the impact of US sanctions on the Chinese tech giant. Zhang Ping’an, chief executive of Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies, said that the company is seeking to reduce its reliance on semiconductors by shifting some … Read more
The Biden administration has revoked eight licences this year that had allowed some companies to ship goods to Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies, according to a document first reported by Reuters, as it seeks to pressure the resurgent company. The Commerce Department, which oversees US export policy, said in May it had revoked “certain” … Read more
It was a Huawei patent application made public by China’s national intellectual property regulator in March, but filed in September 2021, that initially sparked debate about how far Huawei and SMIC could go into advanced chip-making below the 14-nm threshold set by US export controls. 02:38 Apple supplier Foxconn to build ‘AI factories’ using US … Read more
The third phase of the China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, also known as the “Big Fund”, was established last Friday with a registered capital of 344 billion yuan (US$47.5 billion), according to information made available on Monday by Chinese corporate database service Qichacha. Big Fund III has 19 equity investors led by China’s Ministry … Read more
With its latest flagship smartphone, Huawei Technologies has pushed ahead in cramming in ever more China-made components, according to a recent tear-down analysis of the Pura 70 line, as the tech giant looks to overcome US sanctions and go head-to-head with Apple on its home turf. The Pura 70, 70 Pro, 70 Pro Plus and … Read more
Huawei Technologies’ new Pura 70 smartphones, powered by a chip designed by its in-house fabless semiconductor unit HiSilicon, are set to help the Shenzhen-based tech champion regain the top position in China’s smartphone market at the expense of Apple. The Pura 70’s system-on-a-chip (SOC) – an integrated circuit that combines all the necessary components on … Read more
Huawei Technologies launched its revamped Luxeed S7 electric sedan, co-developed with Chinese carmaker Chery Auto, and a new personal computer (PC) with built-in artificial intelligence (AI) support at its latest event on Thursday, but there was no mention of the highly anticipated P70 smartphone. The new version of the Luxeed S7 – the first version … Read more
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) and Huawei Technologies, two key players in Beijing’s efforts to defeat US sanctions on advanced chips, are among the country’s top recipients of local government funding this year, according to published government documents. In Shanghai, 16 out of 191 major projects that have local government subsidies are related to the … Read more
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), China’s top contract chip maker, reported declines in revenue and net income for 2023 amid weakening global demand, stiff competition and high inventory levels. SMIC’s revenue for the full year was US$6.32 billion, compared with US$7.27 billion in 2022. Net income for the latest year fell 50.4 per cent to … Read more
