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Huawei sticks to 7nm for latest processor as China's chip advancements stall

Huawei reportedly decided not to use its 5nm and 6nm process technologies for its latest smartphone processor.

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Russian Ex-ASML employee indicted for stealing critical trade secrets — currently in custody, faces 20-year Netherlands entry ban

A Russian engineer at ASML has been accused of stealing trade secrets at the company and now faces litigation and an entry-ban.

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US lawmakers fire back at government's chip sanctions against China, alleging glaring loopholes that let China access the latest technology

The primary weakness of the new export rules lies in their reliance on a fab-specific approach instead of an entity-wide strategy, asserts John Moolenaar, the chairman of House Select Committee on the CCP.

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U.S. ratchets up sanctions to curtail China's AI and military tech — no more HBM memory for China

U.S. sanctions designed to restrict China's ability to import technologies to advance of its AI and military capabilities have been strengthened for the third time.

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Huawei's homegrown AI chip examined — Chinese fab SMIC-produced Ascend 910B is massively different from the TSMC-produced Ascend 910

Huawei's Ascend 910B is massively bigger than the original Ascend 910 but has fewer cores.

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US to reportedly sanction 200 more Chinese chip firms — high bandwidth memory might also see export bans

The latest round of US sanctions imposes tighter control over the export of US technology to 200 more chip makers in China.

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China's chipmaking champion soars amid country's push for self-reliance — SMIC's stock jumps 120% as semiconductor trade war intensifies

SMIC's stock price have doubled over the past two month over the expectation of increasing local demand.

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US sanctions freeze Huawei's Ascend AI chips on older 7nm process node that's eight years behind TSMC, stalling progress until at least 2026

US-led export restrictions are taking a toll on Huawei's AI Ascend and Kirin chips - now stuck at 7nm until 2026.

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US Congressman accuses SMIC of making 7nm chips for China, violating U.S. sanctions

Michael McCaul accuses SMIC of evading U.S. sanctions, helping Huawei, calls for investigation and more stringent export controls.

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Huawei trying to poach TSMC employees with 3X salary

Huawei is attempting to poach TSMC employees by offering up to three times the going rate.

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Ex-AMD fab GlobalFoundries has been fined $500K after admitting it shipped $17,000,000 worth of product to a company associated with China's military industrial complex

The CHIPS-funded manufacturer takes a significant slap on the wrist.

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Despite US sanctions, China has enough AI processors to build the world's largest AI training cluster: Report

Despite export restrictions, enough AI processors have been smuggled into China to build world-class AI supercomputers. Workarounds including proxies and imports via other countries haven't stopped China from procuring large quantities of modern equipment.

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Taiwan National Science Council believes China is 10 years behind TSMC

Although some believe SMIC is just a few years behind TSMC, Taiwan officials think differently.

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China's 3D NAND leader YMTC gradually switching to homegrown chipmaking tools

While China-based YMTC increases share of domestic tools, it still cannot reject equipment made in Europe and the U.S.

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China's SMEE files patent for an EUV chipmaking tool — tool aims to break the shackles of ASML export restrictions

Shanghai Microelectronics Equipment patents key components of an EUV lithography tool.

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Taiwan accuses Chinese chip manufacturing tool companies of poaching engineers from Taiwanese companies

Taiwanese intelligence says that Naura Technology and others illegally poach engineers from Taiwanese high-tech firms to boost the Chinese semiconductor industry.

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Blacklisted Huawei posts record profits despite U.S. sanctions — Chinese tech giant raked in $7.7B in net profit in 1H 2024

Huawei seems to be adapting to U.S.-imposed sanctions as it posts record profits.

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Dutch government to ban ASML from servicing installed wafer tools in China

ASML's advanced DUV tools installed at Chinese fabs may become inoperable next year if the Dutch government bans their service by ASML.

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China's Top Chipmaker Reports Q2 Plunge In Profits

Leading Chinese chipmaker SMIC announced Thursday a sharp year-on-year drop in profits during the second quarter, as a domestic price war and technological rivalry between Beijing and Washington show no signs of abating.

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The U.S. has sanctioned 18 Chinese fabs, dozens remain in white zone

The U.S. government approves shipments of wafer fab equipment to many Chinese fabs, other are banned. Question is, can those tools be installed in banned fabs?

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$335 billion in exceptions granted for sanctioned Chinese companies in the last five years — U.S. gov't revoked eight export licenses for Huawei this year

Biden administration reportedly tightening high-tech shipments to Huawei.

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Huawei reportedly facing bad AI chip yields for processors made at Chinese fab SMIC: Report

Huawei is encountering significant difficulties in expanding the production of its Ascend 910B AI processors due to insufficient yields at Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co. (SMIC), reports Chosun.biz, a Korean business daily.

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China's chip exports are booming but may be nearing overcapacity, stoking fears of chip glut — SMIC revenues rise as profits fall

China's semiconductor imports and exports have both grown in the first half of 2024, but growth falls behind competing nations and points to long-term problems.