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Che Pan
Che Pan
Beijing
Reporter, Technology
Che Pan joined the Post as a technology reporter in 2020, based in Beijing. Before this, he worked as a China economy reporter at Caixin Global, with a particular focus on the macro-economy, trade and real estate. He has a master degree in Financial Regulation and Risk Management.

As the chip equipment giant threatens to expand outside the Netherlands, Chinese social media users are quick to point their finger at US-led export curbs.

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Nvidia’s warning to developers about running its CUDA software, a programming toolkit, on third-party graphic processing units has exposed another weak link in China’s quest for chip self-sufficiency.

The MiniMax deal would mark Alibaba’s second major artificial intelligence start-up investment this year after leading Moonshot AI’s US$1 billion funding round in February.

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Huawei Technologies’ new Ascend 910B chip, already available on the mainland, is said to be on par in terms of computing power with Nvidia’s sought-after A100 graphics processing unit.

US chip giant Nvidia said it has started shipping alternative GPU samples to Chinese customers as Washington’s restrictions on the export of advanced chips to China begin to take a toll on revenues.

SMIC and Huawei, two key players in Beijing’s efforts to defeat US sanctions on advanced chips, are among the country’s top recipients of local government funding this year.

Shanghai-based FoloToy is partnering with toymakers to upgrade traditional playthings with generative AI, creating interactive companions that can tell stories and hold natural conversations.

Alibaba’s lower-than-expected quarterly financial results come amid challenging economic conditions and growing competition from new entrants in the online shopping sector.

Chinese flash memory giant YMTC denied it has ties with the Chinese military, saying it is in talks with Washington to address the allegation after it was named on a US Defence Department blacklist.

Social network giant Meta Platforms has seen its China-related revenue grow steadily due to strong traction from mainland-based advertisers, as Chinese brands vie for consumers in foreign markets.

Loongson and Cambricon estimate deep losses for 2023 as analysts say strict US sanctions and limited product catalogues at Chinese firms are hindering domestic chip development.

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Analysts says Jensen Huang’s tip to the mainland is a goodwill gesture to an important market but unlikely to solve chip firm’s issues amid US-China geopolitical hostilities.

Rabbit Inc, started by Xian native Jesse Lyu Cheng, has sold out of five rounds of pre-orders for its R1 device since launching in Las Vegas this month.

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China’s total output of integrated circuits in 2023 increased 6.9 per cent from a year earlier despite sluggish demand at one of its largest wafer foundries in the second half, according to data published on Wednesday.

Shanghai-based Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment said its core technology breakthroughs last year enabled the firm to deploy more chip-making gear to domestic semiconductor fabrication plants.

Nvidia reveals progress in China’s self-driving chip market, setting it up for competition with domestic players such as Huawei as country moves forward with autonomous driving.

China is expected to ‘work within those constraints and try to make progress’ by tapping into domestic AI accelerator programmes and being more economical in using computing resources.

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China’s chip makers weathered a tough year that saw an escalation of US sanctions targeting chip making tools and AI processors, although a breakthrough by Huawei lifted industry spirits.

US moves to investigate American companies’ procurement of Chinese-made legacy node chips over national security concerns has triggered a backlash from the Chinese government.

China imported 16 lithography systems from the Netherlands last month for US$762.7 million, a massive year-on-year spike in spending on the critical tools.