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Nvidia Will Continue to Sell Its H20 AI GPUs in China. It Cost the Company a $1 Million Dinner

Business and Economics

Nvidia's H20 AI GPU are proving to be its saving grace in China.

Chinese Scientists Claim to Have Created a Groundbreaking Device: The World’s Fastest and Most Efficient Transistor

Research

Transistors are fundamental components of integrated circuits.

Alibaba’s RISC-V CPU Is More Than Just a Chip. It Represents China’s Path to Tech Self-Sufficiency

Business and Economics

Damo Academy, Alibaba’s research-focused subsidiary, has created the XuanTie C930 server processor.

TSMC Finds a Way to Avoid U.S. Tariffs. It’s Going to Cost It $100 Billion

Business and Economics

A win-win situation for all parties involved.

Japan Sounds the Alarm Bell Over China’s Dominance in Global Chip and Battery Production Thanks to Its Powerful Gallium Market

Materials

China currently produces 59.2% of germanium, 48% of antimony, and an astonishing 98.8% of gallium.

The U.S. Wants to Lead the AI Race at Any Cost. The Problem: 38% of Its AI Experts Are Trained in China

Robotics and AI

The Trump administration is committed to ensuring U.S. leadership in the AI sector.

Sanctions Played a Crucial Role in DeepSeek. The Company Had to Be Resourceful to Break Out of AI’s ‘Bigger Is Better’ Approach

Robotics and AI

Sanctions imposed by the Biden administration as of Oct. 7, 2022, aim to hinder the development of China’s semiconductor industry and its AI technology.

China’s Mineral Export Ban to the U.S. Comes With Fine Print and Impacts a Critical Aspect of Ukraine’s Defense: Drones

Magnet

China’s actions reshape the geopolitical landscape, creating clear winners and losers.

Chipmakers Are Starting to Flee China. Their Destination Is the Next Great Semiconductor Hub

Business and Economics

The pressure from the U.S. and its allies on Chinese semiconductor manufacturers is prompting a relatively predictable shift: Some chipmakers are starting to exit China.

The U.S. Has Lost the Battle: China Has Access to All the Chips It Needs to Develop Its Own AI, Analysts Say

Business and Economics

Huawei has begun providing Chinese tech companies with samples of its Ascend 910C GPU for testing.

TSMC Under Investigation: The U.S. Government Is Examining Potential Secret Deals With Huawei

Business and Economics

No one saw this coming. The Department of Commerce is investigating TSMC, the world’s largest integrated circuit manufacturer.

China Wants to Put an End to Its Reliance on the U.S. It’s Encouraging Local Companies to Stop Buying Nvidia Chips

Business and Economics

In recent years, dozens of Chinese companies have developed their own AI hardware.

Chinese Companies Sanctioned by the U.S. Have a Plan to Keep Buying AI Chips, a Very Creative One

Business and Economics

The U.S. government is determined to prevent the most powerful GPUs for AI manufactured by U.S. companies from falling into the hands of China at all costs.