Recently, a piece of news has sparked heated discussions in the tech circle: the three major American chip giants, Intel, Qualcomm, and NVIDIA, have all been reported to be adjusting their operations in China. Some say this is a signal of American chip companies ‘collectively withdrawing’ from China. Others believe it marks a new phase … Read more
A chain reaction triggered by the Netherlands freezing Chinese semiconductor companies has thrown European automotive giants like BMW and Volkswagen into a panic over production halts. In just 17 days, from the Netherlands freezing Chinese semiconductor companies to European automakers sounding alarms over production stoppages, a game surrounding chips has put the global semiconductor supply … Read more
Source: Fish and PondNow, there are discussions about TSMC losing a certain license. The semiconductor debate has been ongoing for six or seven years. The U.S. has gone through a lot, and I don’t know what we’ve developed into, but I do know that Huawei phones seem to be available without purchase limits now. I … Read more
The U.S. semiconductor containment strategy escalates: a game of technology, negotiation, and strategic resources. Recently, the U.S. has once again upgraded its layout in the semiconductor field. On August 29, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security announced a policy adjustment with far-reaching implications: the removal of Samsung, SK Hynix, and Intel from … Read more
Hello, I am Tan Ke. The Assistant Secretary for Export Control at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Thea Kendler, made the following statement at a closed-door briefing in Silicon Valley. “The so-called breakthroughs of China in semiconductor technology, such as 7 nm and even 5 nm, are merely ‘samples for leaders in the laboratory’, and … Read more
Noticing that the domestic RISC-V ecosystem and industry have made good progress in 2024, recently, after the U.S. technology blockade, several ARM server CPU companies have begun to downsize. There are mixed voices in the industry regarding the RISC-V CPU route, with some people also starting to sing the blues for ARM server CPU companies. … Read more