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Samsung CEO Seeks 'Common Denominator' in Sino-U.S. Chip War

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is seeking a “common denominator” as it navigates restrictions on U.S. tech exports to China where the South Korean firm makes chips, with potential challenges including bringing in new chip-making equipment. The United States is considering limiting shipments of such equipment to memory chip makers in China to slow technological advances […]

Analysis - Banned U.S. AI Chips in High Demand at Chinese State Institutes

High-profile universities and state-run research institutes in China have been relying on a U.S. computing chip to power their artificial intelligence (AI) technology but whose export to the country Washington has now restricted, a Reuters review showed. U.S. chip designer Nvidia Corp last week said U.S. government officials have ordered it to stop exporting its […]

With New China AI Chip Restrictions, U.S. Takes Aim at a Critical Niche

The United States beefed up its effort to cut off the flow of advanced technology to China by instructing Nvidia Corp and Advanced Micro Devices to stop sending their flagship artificial intelligence chips there. While the news shocked the chip sector by the time markets closed Thursday, sending the Philadelphia semiconductor index down 1.9 percent […]

New U.S. Curbs on Sales of Nvidia AI Chips to China Spark Selloff

New restrictions on exports of cutting-edge chips from Nvidia Corp to China have signaled an escalation of the U.S. crackdown on Beijing’s technological prowess and alarmed investors already worried about an industry downturn. Shares of Nvidia fell 11 percent to $133.46 on Thursday, wiping out more than $40 billion in market value and dragging the […]

Republican Rubio Slams U.S. Approval of Chip Deal with China Ties

Republican Senator Marco Rubio on Monday blasted U.S. regulatory approval of a bid by chip intellectual property company Alphawave to purchase U.S.-based OpenFive, over alleged national security risks posed by the buyer’s ties to China’s Wise Road Capital. On Friday, the Toronto and London-based Alphawave, which licenses its technology to chipmakers, said it had received […]

Xiaomi in Talks with BAIC to Produce Electric Cars - Bloomberg News

Smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp is eyeing an electric vehicle (EV) production tie-up with Beijing Automotive Group Co (BAIC), as it faces delays in acquiring a licence to make cars on its own, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. Such partnership among EV startups and traditional carmakers has become increasingly common in China, as state planners have […]

China's Baidu Reveals Its First Quantum Computer Called Qianshi

Chinese search engine giant Baidu Inc revealed its first quantum computer on Thursday and is ready to make it available to external users, joining the global race to apply the technology to practical uses. The Baidu-developed quantum computer, dubbed “Qianshi”, has a 10-quantum-bit (qubit) processor, Baidu said in a statement. The Beijing-based company has also […]

Founder of China's Huawei Urges Focus on Cash Flow, Survival in Downturn - Media

The founder of China’s Huawei Technologies has told employees the company must shift its focus from pursuing scale to ensuring profits and cash flow as the global economy enters a long period of recession, media reported on Tuesday. “With survival the main principle, marginal businesses will be shrunken and closed, and the chill will be […]