Chinese tech firms like Huawei and Biren Technology are developing 'supernodes'—massive AI computing clusters—to overcome AI computing power bottlenecks, despite challenges in cost, power, and scalability.
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has publicly endorsed the 'Tau Scaling Law' as the company's sole strategy for survival and growth amidst external pressures, according to internal remarks reported by Science and Technology Daily. He emphasized it's a path for survival, not disruption.
The World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai will showcase China's AI advancements, including Huawei's new computing cluster and the "world's first AI agent phone." China aims to lead the global AI race, with AI-powered devices expected to surpass traditional gadgets.
Huawei's upcoming Kirin 2026 smartphone processor demonstrates a significant performance boost and reduced power consumption, achieved through a double-layer folding architecture, without requiring more advanced manufacturing nodes. This innovation, detailed on ChinaXiv, marks a substantial technological leap.
The FCC is expanding its import ban to include older Chinese tech equipment from firms like Huawei and Hikvision, citing national security risks, effective next month.
China Telecom awarded a major server procurement deal for 2026-2027, worth up to $1.7 billion, to six domestic companies. Huawei indirectly benefits through its Kunpeng ecosystem, while other tech giants like ZTE and Lenovo secured contracts for C86 servers, reflecting a trend of state-owned carriers prioritizing domestic technology.
Chinese chip suppliers, including Huawei and Cambricon, along with domestic tech giants, are projected to capture nearly 80% of China's AI server market this year, further eroding the position of global rivals like Nvidia due to geopolitical tensions and Beijing's push for self-reliance.
A US judge ruled that Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou's admission of illegal business in Iran, made as part of a 2021 deal, can be used in the upcoming US trial against Huawei. Meng acknowledged lying about Huawei's compliance with sanctions.
He, head of Huawei's secretive semiconductor business, reappeared after a 2019 hiatus. At a Shanghai symposium, she introduced the "Tau (τ) Scaling Law," which Huawei claims could reach 1.4nm transistor densities by 2031 without EUV lithography, challenging traditional scaling methods.
Empyrean Technology, a Chinese EDA provider, has backed a new chipmaking method using "true-3D" stacking, compatible with Huawei's LogicFolding architecture. This approach, presented as an alternative to Moore's Law, aims to bypass US sanctions on advanced lithography equipment by compressing signal travel time instead of shrinking transistors.
Huawei launched HarmonyOS 7, introducing an "agent-friendly" architecture and an enhanced AI voice assistant. This move signals Huawei's entry into the "agent era," intensifying competition with Apple, especially in mainland China where Apple's latest AI features are restricted.
Huawei is considering deploying its new Ascend AI chips in its cloud and AI services across Latin America, according to Mark Chen, president of Huawei Cloud Latin America. This move could increase Chinese hardware presence in a region traditionally served by US suppliers.
Chinese researchers, led by Huawei and multiple institutes, successfully conducted full-parameter post-training on a 1.6 trillion-parameter AI model using over 1,000 Huawei chips, enhancing China's AI self-reliance.
Tencent is integrating WeChat with smartphone AI assistants from major Chinese phone makers like Huawei and Xiaomi. This move aims to keep its 1.4 billion users engaged by allowing voice commands for messaging and calls within the app, reversing past restrictions.
TSMC Chairman C.C. Wei stated the company is "not afraid" of competition from China, citing its manufacturing leadership. He reassured investors about TSMC's Nanjing plant and dismissed asset risks amid China's push for semiconductor self-sufficiency.
Huawei introduces Tau Scaling Law, prioritizing system speed over transistor size to circumvent US tech restrictions, potentially redefining China's tech advancement strategy.
Huawei presents Tau Scaling Law, a new framework for chip development, focusing on reducing delays across devices and systems as Moore's Law weakens and US sanctions restrict access to advanced chipmaking tools.
Huawei introduces Tau Scaling Law, aiming to achieve 1.4nm chip tech by 2031, potentially reducing US export control leverage as China gains self-sufficiency in semiconductors.
Huawei has introduced a new Tau (τ) Scaling Law and LogicFolding architecture, aiming to achieve chip transistor density equivalent to 1.4nm processes by 2031. This move is a significant step towards China's self-reliant semiconductor ecosystem, with new Kirin chips set to adopt the technology later this year.
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.
Alibaba and Tencent are increasing capital expenditure on AI, focusing on Chinese-made chips to alleviate supply chain issues, with Alibaba targeting cloud services and Tencent prioritizing internal demand.
Huawei Technologies’ little-known chip research lab has been thrust into the national spotlight as Beijing flexes its technology muscles ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to China later this week. The Chip Fundamental Technology Research Laboratory was featured for the first time on national television on Friday, when Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei hosted Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang at the firm’s Lianqiu Lake campus in Shanghai, according to footage aired on China Central...
The release of DeepSeek’s latest large language model, V4, has been followed by a wave of adoption among domestic semiconductor manufacturers and artificial intelligence chipmakers, with firms racing to support the model on local hardware platforms. The shift comes amid rising geopolitical tensions over advanced semiconductors. Here are some of the key players enabling the model’s deployment on domestic hardware. Huawei Huawei Technologies was among the first to act, with the V4 fully adapted to...
China and the United States are taking divergent paths to developing artificial intelligence (AI), putting their technology ecosystems increasingly at odds. This divergence was on show on April 24 when start-up DeepSeek launched its next-generation V4 AI models that were optimised for use with the Ascend chips and associated software tools of tech giant Huawei Technologies. China has for years been pursuing technological self-reliance, a policy reiterated by the Communist Party’s Politburo at...
