United States authorities have filed criminal charges against several Chinese nationals and associated individuals in two separate cases involving the alleged smuggling of advanced artificial intelligence chips and drug trafficking activities. The actions highlight intensifying enforcement of export controls and broader law enforcement
China’s semiconductor industry is accelerating faster than expected as the global race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure fuels a sharp rise in demand for chips. Executives and industry participants at a major Shanghai semiconductor event highlighted that growth is being driven by the
Shares of Super Micro dropped sharply after US prosecutors filed charges against individuals linked to the company over an alleged scheme involving the transfer of advanced AI technology to China. The stock fell by around 27 percent in early trading, potentially wiping out
Nvidia’s latest push into artificial intelligence inference has introduced a new phase in the global semiconductor race, presenting both opportunities and challenges for China’s technology ecosystem. At its annual GTC conference, the company unveiled a new language processing unit designed to accelerate inference
Executives from leading Chinese semiconductor companies have expressed strong support for the government’s push to strengthen the national chip industry as part of the upcoming 15th Five Year Plan. The strategy places the semiconductor sector at the center of China’s long term technology
China’s semiconductor sector is urging the government to expand financial and policy support for artificial intelligence chips and critical semiconductor materials as the country intensifies efforts to strengthen its technological independence. Industry experts, researchers and technology executives raised the issue during the recent
US chip giant Nvidia plans to invest 2 billion dollars each in photonics manufacturers Lumentum and Coherent as part of a broader strategy to enhance the speed and efficiency of its artificial intelligence processors. The combined 4 billion dollar investment underscores Nvidia’s push
China has not received any shipments of Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips, according to a senior United States Commerce Department official, underscoring the continued sensitivity surrounding advanced semiconductor exports to Beijing. David Peters, assistant secretary for export enforcement, told members of the House
China has begun clearing imports of Nvidia’s H200 graphics processing units, easing months of uncertainty for the country’s largest technology companies as demand for advanced artificial intelligence computing capacity continues to rise. The approvals mark a notable development in Beijing’s management of high
Alibaba Group Holding is preparing a structural separation of its wholly owned chip design unit T Head, signalling a renewed emphasis on internal semiconductor capability as part of its long term cloud and artificial intelligence strategy. The unit is expected to be reorganised
