Recently, the domestic processor manufacturer Loongson Technology responded on an interactive platform that its first GPGPU dedicated chip — the 9A1000 has successfully completed design and development, and is expected to tape out within this quarter. It is reported that the Loongson 9A1000 will adopt an advanced chip design architecture, featuring high throughput parallel computing … Read more
Rise. Author I Yang Wenjing Reported I Investment界PEdaily A long-awaited lively scene in Shenzhen’s semiconductor circle. On September 4, the “X-Day” Xili Lake Roadshow for the semiconductor and integrated circuit industry was held at the International Conference Center of Shenzhen University Town. The investment community observed that six companies focusing on core semiconductor segments took … Read more
Introduction The current domestic chip industry is thriving, with various startups emerging one after another. For example, there are numerous companies in the DPU, GPU, AI, and CPU sectors. However, no startup dares to challenge mobile processor chips; even major mobile manufacturers start by making smaller chips. In 2019, global mobile shipments reached 1.4 billion … Read more
Brother Qian stared at his phone, the K-line chart surged upwards like an electrocardiogram, ash fell on the keyboard, leaving a small black mark. This was the third time this month he missed the semiconductor limit-up. In his social circle, friends who used to enjoy skewers together have already bought a Model Y with cash … Read more
Recently, at the Arm UNLOCKED summit held in Shanghai, Chris Bergey, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Arm’s Client Line of Business, along with James McNiven, Vice President of Product Management, made a clear response regarding the widely discussed Xiaomi 3nm self-developed chip, “Xuanjie O1”. In May 2025, Xiaomi’s first 3nm flagship SoC, Xuanjie … Read more
It is said that Intel has already released the B580 graphics card, and it seems that the graphics card market is indeed coveted by major semiconductor manufacturers. In terms of domestic GPUs, our country already has consumer-grade graphics cards from companies like Moore Threads, Mu Xi Technology, and Cambricon. Recently, another fully domestic 5nm self-developed … Read more
How are chips “made”? In the previous article, we gained a preliminary understanding of what chips are, their classifications, and the basic concepts of IC design. This article delves deeper, completely breaking down the design process of a digital chip. Are you curious about how those chips, which often contain billions of transistors, evolve from … Read more
ASIC is a “custom chip”—unlike GPUs that can handle various tasks, it is optimized for specific functions (such as AI inference and firewall protection), achieving 40% higher efficiency and 3-5 times lower power consumption compared to general-purpose chips. For example, when you chat with AI, the underlying “inference computation” relies on ASICs; 5G base stations … Read more
New Intelligence Report Editors: Mengjia, Baifeng [New Intelligence Guide] Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business, admitted that due to sanctions, Huawei only accepted orders for chip production before May 15, and production will cease by September 15. Therefore, this year may be the last generation of Huawei’s high-end Kirin chips. Will you still support … Read more
The Chip Within a Chip Discussions about the “chip shortage” have never ceased in the industry. Twenty years ago, then Minister of Science and Technology Xu Guanhua made a vivid analogy:“China’s information industry lacks ‘chips’ and ‘soul’.”“Chips” refer to semiconductors, while “soul” refers to operating systems. Twenty years later, from following, to running alongside, and … Read more