Tsinghua University has launched a new programme to cultivate disruptive tech talent, as the country continues to push innovation and self-reliance amid an intensifying tech war with the United States.The talent development programme calls for all current Tsinghua University undergraduates to launch their own innovative...
Retired SMIC veteran joins China’s top memory chip maker CXMT in boost to research efforts, report saysA veteran of China’s top chip foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) has joined the country’s top memory chip maker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) to take charge of research...
ByteDance, the Chinese tech unicorn that is again facing a US ban of its flagship TikTok app unless it divests, has earned a “thumbs up” at home after rallying its young users against the legislation in an effort mirroring some of the more aggressive tactics...
Zhou Hongyi, the founder of Chinese internet security firm 360 Security Technology, which has joined China’s race to launch its own ChatGPT-style large language model, said the introduction of Sora was like a “barrel of cold water poured down China’s head”, Chinese media Yicai reported...
Newly-tailored chips for China from Nvidia are set for direct competition with a processor developed by domestic giant Huawei Technologies, with the two products having a similar price and performance, according to industry sources.Nvidia has started to take pre-orders for its H20, a powerful graphics...
China’s leading chip companies, from Loongson Technology to Cambricon Technologies, expect to log huge losses for 2023 in spite of Beijing’s push for greater self-sufficiency in semiconductors, according to corporate filings.Loongson Technology, a fabless chip firm that is a firm advocate for domestic semiconductor development,...
Chinese authorities have reiterated the need for technological breakthroughs in a range of hi-tech areas, including graphics processing units (GPUs), quantum computing, humanoid robots and brain-computer interfaces, in Beijing’s latest effort to seek control of “the industries of the future”.A document issued on Monday by...
United States Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said her department is exploring how to force cloud companies to disclose when a foreigner taps their computing power to fuel artificial intelligence (AI) applications, signalling the next phase of the tech war between Washington...
China’s strong demand for chip-making tools bolstered revenue at Lam Research and ASML in 2023 despite the imposition of tough US trade sanctions, according to the latest financial results from the semiconductor firms.US etching and deposition tool giant Lam Research saw sales to mainland China...
Nvidia Corp CEO Jensen Huang’s first trip to mainland China in four years has been a goodwill gesture to the chip designer’s staff and clients in the country, which remains a key market despite tough US restrictions, analysts say.While Nvidia did not release details of...