1 week ago Automakers Were Unprepared For Another Chip Shortage In China

Automakers Were Unprepared For Another Chip Shortage In China  Men's Journal

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2 w. ago China Future Tech webinar: assessing the impact of the Nexperia saga

While the Dutch government has offered goodwill in the dispute over control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned, Netherlands-based chipmaker, the crisis is far from over. China’s Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday welcomed the Dutch government’s revocation of an executive order taking control of the firm. But it also noted that a Dutch court ruling remained a “key obstacle” to resolving the matter. Wingtech Technology, the Chinese owner of Nexperia, said it had yet to resume control of the chipmaker. In...

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3 w. ago China’s tech giants to lead AI growth despite chip challenge: JPMorgan

China’s internet giants are poised to drive the continued adoption of artificial intelligence in the country, with AI chip shortages unlikely to pose significant obstacles for the sector in the short term, according to JPMorgan analysts. Sustained user adoption of AI features would be a key theme in the coming year despite the absence of “clear evidence” of AI monetisation in China, said Alex Yao, co-head of Asia-Pacific technology, media and telecoms equity research, in a briefing on...

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3 w. ago China's Tencent says chip shortage curbs cloud growth despite strong Q3 results

China's Tencent says chip shortage curbs cloud growth despite strong Q3 results  Reuters

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3 w. ago Beijing steps in? SMIC capacity reallocated to Huawei as China's chip shortage worsens

Beijing steps in? SMIC capacity reallocated to Huawei as China's chip shortage worsens  digitimes

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3 w. ago Xpeng touts driverless cars, Volkswagen eyes making chips in China: 7 EV reads

We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Chinese EV maker BYD’s sales surge in Europe, narrowing gap with Tesla Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD recorded surging sales in Europe last month after it launched more models and expanded its sales network, narrowing its gap with market leader Tesla. 2. Nexperia saga sees...

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4 w. ago Nexperia saga sees wary German auto firms scramble to mitigate chip shortage

With Beijing signalling a restart of Nexperia’s chip exports to safeguard the global semiconductor industry, uncertainties continue to swirl around the resumption of deliveries from China, said a major German automobile supplier amid plans to reduce its production and slash working hours at individual locations. “Our task force is working intensively to secure our chip supply. The situation remains very tense across the industry,” a spokesman with German car-part supplier ZF Friedrichshafen told...

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