AI Chips

The U.S. is Indeed Up to Something: AI Chips Secretly Equipped with Trackers

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The U.S. is Indeed Up to Something: AI Chips Secretly Equipped with Trackers

Recently, the National Internet Information Office has drawn attention to security risks related to backdoors in NVIDIA’s computing chips. Meanwhile, more insider information has emerged regarding the U.S. embedding “backdoors” in chips. On August 13, Reuters published an exclusive report revealing that the U.S. secretly installs trackers in artificial intelligence-related chips to monitor instances of … Read more

Confirmed Risks of ‘Backdoors’: The U.S. Embeds Trackers in AI Chip Shipments

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Confirmed Risks of 'Backdoors': The U.S. Embeds Trackers in AI Chip Shipments

The “backdoor” issue concerning NVIDIA’s AI chips has sparked extensive discussions and controversies. In July 2025, shortly after the lifting of restrictions on NVIDIA chips, relevant national departments issued a warning, advising the public and businesses to exercise caution when procuring foreign chips, alerting them to the potential “backdoor” risks that may exist within these … Read more

Another Chip Team Disbanded, NVIDIA Emerges Victorious

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Another Chip Team Disbanded, NVIDIA Emerges Victorious

Hello everyone, I am Xiao Luo. Today we will talk about Tesla. Tesla recently announced the disbandment of its self-developed training chip project, the Dojo team, with relevant leaders also resigning one after another. This news has attracted widespread attention in the industry.The Dojo project was once highly anticipated, aiming to achieve training performance that … Read more

The Battle for the Trillion-Dollar AI Chip Market: Who Will Prevail?

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The Battle for the Trillion-Dollar AI Chip Market: Who Will Prevail?

[Introduction] The Chinese AI chip market is evolving into a “hundred flowers blooming” era reminiscent of the “Warring States period“. By Yin Zhenmao, China Fund Reporter The rapidly growing Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) chip market is attracting numerous chip companies, both domestic and international, including Nvidia, to compete for opportunities. However, by 2025, the global … Read more

Following Samsung is No Opportunity: South Korean Small and Medium Semiconductor Enterprises Turn to NVIDIA and TSMC

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Following Samsung is No Opportunity: South Korean Small and Medium Semiconductor Enterprises Turn to NVIDIA and TSMC

Following Samsung is No Opportunity: South Korean Small and Medium Semiconductor Enterprises Turn to NVIDIA and TSMC Hello everyone, I am Lao Chen. A few days ago, I saw some interesting news that small and medium semiconductor enterprises in South Korea have collectively started to ‘defect’! It might be a bit strong to say defect, … Read more

Innovative Paths of Huawei NPU and Google TPU Chips from a Patent Perspective

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Innovative Paths of Huawei NPU and Google TPU Chips from a Patent Perspective

With the rapid development of algorithms such as deep learning, large models, and generative artificial intelligence, the advancement of artificial intelligence has placed higher demands on chip computing power, leading to the emergence of AI-specific chips that meet these higher computing requirements. In February 2025, Huawei launched a groundbreaking product called the “Ascend DeepSeek Large … Read more

The Authentic Heir of RISC-V Has Arrived! By 2025, Related Chips Will Challenge 80 Billion Units, and SiFive Aims to Be the Leader

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The Authentic Heir of RISC-V Has Arrived! By 2025, Related Chips Will Challenge 80 Billion Units, and SiFive Aims to Be the Leader

[Image] RISC-V is not just a new trend in the Chinese chip industry; it has also sparked a global RISC-V whirlwind. Legendary architecture engineer Jim Keller, who has worked on Alpha, x86, and Arm architectures, has decided to bet on RISC-V architecture for AI chips. Qualcomm, which has had a long-term partnership with Arm, has … Read more

The Collapse of a Six-Year Dream: Tesla’s AI Chip Design

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The Collapse of a Six-Year Dream: Tesla's AI Chip Design

Once hailed by Musk as the “beast for training AI,” the Dojo system now faces a harsh ending. A strategic project that made a grand debut six years ago at Tesla’s Autonomy Day has now dwindled to core members leaving and a shift in technical direction. According to insiders, Tesla is disbanding its Dojo supercomputer … Read more

Israel: The Chip Kingdom Emerging from the Desert

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Israel: The Chip Kingdom Emerging from the Desert

Highlights: How strong is Israel’s chip industry, with 15 companies acquired by giants and 4 AI chip startups? Israel is a small country, smaller than the combined area of Beijing and Tianjin, with a population of less than 8.8 million and scarce resources, having nothing but sand. Israel is a strong nation, ranking second in … Read more

The AI Chip War Expands to the Edge: Google Launches $149 Development Board, NVIDIA Offers $99

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The AI Chip War Expands to the Edge: Google Launches $149 Development Board, NVIDIA Offers $99

▲ Click on the above Leifeng Network to follow The AI chip war among tech giants has spread from the cloud to the edge, which is a mixed blessing. Written by | Bao Yonggang The AI craze continues, and the battle for AI is naturally escalating. NVIDIA, as one of the most watched companies in … Read more