Shanghai Biren Technology, a Chinese AI chipmaker, is raising HK$7 billion (US$892.5 million) to increase GPU production. This move aims to meet surging demand from cloud, data center, and enterprise clients and compete with Nvidia in China's booming AI market.
Intel's stock jumped 10% after Donald Trump stated Apple agreed to design and build chips in the U.S. with Intel. Trump also claimed Nvidia and Elon Musk's TerraFab project would partner with Intel, boosting the chipmaker's recent gains.
Intel's stock rose 8% following former President Donald Trump's claim that Apple agreed to design and build chips in the U.S. with Intel. Trump stated Nvidia and Elon Musk also committed to chip production with Intel in America.
SK Hynix plans to double its silicon chip production capacity over the next five years, driven by surging AI demand. The South Korean memory chip maker aims to expand its output despite anticipated supply chain bottlenecks, solidifying its position in the AI-driven industrial boom.
A Chinese semiconductor equipment and materials expert, who gained prominence in Japan by developing core components for advanced production lines, has returned to China with his research team. His stated goal is to elevate China's semiconductor industry to international standards.
Huawei has been using a new scaling law, dubbed "Her's Law," to design and mass produce 381 chips over the past six years. The law replaces traditional geometric miniaturization with time scaling and enables the new LogicFolding architecture, boosting transistor density.
China's tech giants Tencent and Alibaba are increasing investment in domestic chip production, anticipating a surge in availability of China-designed GPUs throughout the year, amid reports that Nvidia may regain approval to sell its H200 chips in China.
