Monthly Archives: May 2024

[News] SMIC Reportedly to Manufacture 5nm Chips for Huawei Without EUV Machinery

Posted on 2024-05-16 by TrendForce

According to a report from global media outlet Wccftech, China’s largest foundry, SMIC, is rumored to produce 5-nanometer chips for Huawei this year, without the need for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines manufactured by Dutch company ASML. As per a …

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[News] Progress Made in Chinese Consortium’s Development of HBM, Reportedly Targeting HBM2 Production by 2026

Posted on 2024-05-16 by TrendForce

According to sources and documents cited in a report from Reuters, two major Chinese chip manufacturers are in the early stages of producing High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) semiconductors, primarily for AI chipsets. Despite facing export restrictions from the United States, …

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[News] Huawei, OrangePi Introduced Kunpeng Pro, with Mystery AI Processor Packaged Inside

Posted on 2024-05-16 by TrendForce

Huawei, in collaboration with Orange Pi, an open source product brand of Shenzhen Xunlong Software, have unveiled their latest brandchild, OrangePi Kunpeng Pro development board. Though the specifics of the product have been hidden from public, an AI processor is …

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[News] Google Unveils 6th Generation TPU, Scheduled to Launch Later This Year

Posted on 2024-05-15 by TrendForce

At the Google I/O 2024 developer conference on Tuesday, Google unveiled its 6th generation custom chip, the Trillium TPU, which is scheduled to hit the market later this year, according to the report by TechCrunch. According to the information provided by …

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[News] XMC Initiates IPO Plan, Potentially Becoming China’s First HBM Foundry

Posted on 2024-05-15 by TrendForce

NOR Flash manufacturer Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (XMC) recently disclosed an IPO counseling filing with the Hubei Securities Regulatory Bureau, according to the official website of the China Securities Regulatory Commission. Its recently announced bidding project may indicate its ambition …

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