68 h. ago Nexperia and Chinese owner fight for control of chipmaker in Dutch court

The battle for control of Dutch chipmaker Nexperia entered a new phase on Wednesday, as lawyers representing the firm and its Chinese parent Wingtech Technology traded blows during a seven-hour court hearing in the Netherlands. The Enterprise Chamber – a special Dutch court handling corporate disputes – scheduled the hearing to determine whether it should order a formal investigation into alleged mismanagement at Nexperia or overturn its earlier ruling, with a verdict set to be issued by...

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1 week ago Baidu and Huawei tighten grip on China’s GPU cloud as chipmakers chase IPOs

Baidu and Huawei Technologies collectively accounted for more than 70 per cent of China’s market for cloud services built on home-grown graphics processing units (GPUs) in the first half of 2025, as home-grown artificial intelligence chips gain traction amid rising demand for computing power and a wave of public listing plans. The figures, published in a Frost & Sullivan report released on Sunday, defined “GPU cloud” providers as companies that controlled the full chip-to-cloud value chain –...

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1 week ago Chinese automotive chipmaker Black Sesame’s Huashan A2000 clears US review hurdle

Chinese automotive chip designer Black Sesame Technologies’ Huashan A2000 chip has passed reviews by US authorities, paving the way for its global roll-out. Built on the advanced 7-nanometre process, which was ready for mass production in January 2025, was subject to US scrutiny “due to its ultra-high performance”, the company said in a post on its website on Monday. “Following nearly a year of technical clarifications and communications”, the chip passed “relevant reviews” of the US Department...

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2 w. ago China’s top contract chipmakers pursue acquisitions amid Beijing’s self

Hua Hong Semiconductor, China’s No 2 contract chipmaker, on Wednesday announced the acquisition of its sister foundry in Shanghai, days after market leader Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) said it would take full control of a subsidiary. Those big-ticket transactions – 8.27 billion yuan (US$1.2 billion) for Hua Hong and 40.6 billion yuan for SMIC – signalled a fresh round of consolidation in the country’s semiconductor industry, as Beijing’s tech self-sufficiency drive...

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2 w. ago US grants TSMC annual licence to import American chipmaking tools into China

The US government has granted an annual licence to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) to import American chip manufacturing equipment to its fabrication facilities in Nanjing, the capital of eastern China’s Jiangsu province, according to the company. The approval “ensures uninterrupted fab operations and product deliveries”, TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, said in a statement on Thursday to Reuters. South Korea’s Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have also received...

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2 w. ago Nvidia asks chipmaker TSMC to ramp up H200 production as China demand jumps, sources say

Nvidia is scrambling to meet strong demand for its H200 artificial intelligence chips from Chinese technology companies and has approached contract manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) to ramp up production, sources said. Chinese tech companies have placed orders for more than 2 million H200 chips for 2026, while Nvidia currently holds just 700,000 units in stock, two of the people said. The exact additional volume Nvidia intends to order from TSMC remains unclear, they...

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2 w. ago Nvidia asks chipmaker TSMC to ramp up H200 production amid China demand: sources

Nvidia asks chipmaker TSMC to ramp up H200 production amid China demand: sources  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago China Mandates 50% Domestic Equipment Rule for Chipmakers to Accelerate Self

China Mandates 50% Domestic Equipment Rule for Chipmakers to Accelerate Self-Reliance  Modern Diplomacy

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2 w. ago Beijing mandates 50% domestic equipment rule for chipmakers, sources say

Beijing mandates 50% domestic equipment rule for chipmakers, sources say  The Globe and Mail

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2 w. ago Exclusive: China mandates 50% domestic equipment rule for chipmakers, sources say

Exclusive: China mandates 50% domestic equipment rule for chipmakers, sources say  Reuters

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2 w. ago US approves Samsung, SK Hynix chipmaking tool shipments to China for 2026, sources say

US approves Samsung, SK Hynix chipmaking tool shipments to China for 2026, sources say  Reuters

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2 w. ago US approves Samsung chipmaking tool shipments to China for 2026, source says

US approves Samsung chipmaking tool shipments to China for 2026, source says  Reuters

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2 w. ago US approves Samsung chipmaking tool shipments to China for 2026, source says By Reuters

US approves Samsung chipmaking tool shipments to China for 2026, source says By Reuters  Investing.com

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3 w. ago Nexperia China eyes new wafer suppliers in 6 months amid legal fight with Dutch chipmaker

Nexperia China, the estranged unit of the Dutch chipmaker, is pushing forward with efforts to secure new wafer suppliers in six months, as the firm’s Netherlands head office and mainland Chinese owner Wingtech Technology started direct talks last week. In its shareholders meeting in Shanghai on Friday, Wingtech said Nexperia China’s plant in Dongguan, in southern Guangdong province, continued to operate amid “a significant gap in wafer supply”, reports from several state-backed media...

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3 w. ago Chinese chipmaker CXMT in crosshairs of South Korean prosecutors over Samsung tech leak

Prosecutors in South Korea have indicted 10 people, including former Samsung Electronics executives, for allegedly leaking the company’s technology to Chinese chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT). The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office on Tuesday said five people had been arrested, including a former Samsung executive who allegedly recruited key personnel and leaked the company’s proprietary technology to CXMT, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency. They face charges for...

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3 w. ago Chinese AI chipmaker Biren kicks off bookbuilding for US$624 million Hong Kong IPO

Shanghai Biren Technology has started bookbuilding for its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), aiming to raise up to HK$4.85 billion (US$624 million), as Chinese chipmakers rush to list amid rising investor interest. Biren, the mainland’s first graphics processing unit (GPU) developer to go public in Hong Kong, will start trading on January 2 – becoming the first new listing of 2026. The firm was offering 247.7 million shares between HK$17 and HK$19.60 each, according to its exchange filing...

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