Despite Western chip equipment export bans, China reportedly has imported 32 lithography systems from the Netherlands in Jan-Feb 2024, marking a 256.1% YoY growth. According to China Customs data, Jan-Feb 2024 imports from the Netherlands totaled USD 1.057 billion, up 256.1% YoY, but down 44.8% ...

In an interview with Chinese media Sina, Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, emphasized that AI is the most revolutionary technology in the past 50 years. She believes that AI-powered PCs will play a crucial role in driving the growth of the PC market this year. Su led AMD's AI PC Innovation Summit in Beijing l...

Apple is reportedly intensifying its AI efforts, with plans to collaborate with Baidu on the Chinese version of its iPhone 16 series this year, as per a report from Economic Daily News. The devices will feature Baidu's developed Generative AI technology, thus sparking a new wave of AI server deploym...

Weak demand in mature process has triggered another wave of foundries' price reductions. According to a report from Economic Daily News citing industry sources, some foundries have been continuously adjusting their quotes for mature process downward by single-digit percentages (4% to 6%) this qua...

The US-China tech war continues to escalate, as reported by the Financial Times (FT). Beijing has reportedly instructed official institutions in China to refrain from using PCs and servers equipped with microprocessors from Intel and AMD, as well as to reduce procurement of Microsoft Windows operat...