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Top Chinese memory chip maker YMTC makes another design breakthrough, defying US sanctions

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Top Chinese memory chip maker YMTC makes another design breakthrough, defying US sanctions

Yangtze Memory Technologies Corporation (YMTC), China’s leading flash memory chip manufacturer, has achieved a significant technological breakthrough despite US sanctions, amid Beijing’s push for technological self-sufficiency, according to a report by TechInsights. YMTC has implemented its new Xtacking4.0 memory chip design in its highest-density 3D NAND chip, which was discovered in the commercial ZhiTai TiPro9000 … Read more

Huawei’s new flagship smartphones use South Korean memory chips, not Chinese ones

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Huawei’s new flagship smartphones use South Korean memory chips, not Chinese ones

Huawei Technologies’ latest series of flagship smartphones contains memory chips made by South Korean semiconductor supplier SK Hynix, according to research firm TechInsights, as Chinese-made options remain limited amid a US-led export ban on advanced chipmaking equipment to the mainland. In a teardown report published last week, analysts at the Canadian firm said they found … Read more

2 Republicans ask Pentagon to add Chinese battery maker CATL to restricted list

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2 Republicans ask Pentagon to add Chinese battery maker CATL to restricted list

Two top Republican lawmakers on Wednesday asked the US Defence Department to add Chinese battery maker CATL to a restricted list of companies allegedly working with Beijing’s military. Companies added to the list cannot receive US military contracts and being added to the list carries significant reputational risks, experts say. Senator Marco Rubio, the vice-chairman … Read more

Huawei’s flagship Pura 70 smartphone has highest ratio yet of China-made components as firm seeks tech self-sufficiency

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Huawei’s flagship Pura 70 smartphone has highest ratio yet of China-made components as firm seeks tech self-sufficiency

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