Latest about chip war
DJI drone ban dropped by the U.S. Senate
The ‘Countering CCP Drones Act’ which would ban all DJI drone sales in the U.S. has been shot down by the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee from its version of the NDAA.
Trump says Taiwan should pay US for defense — 'They did take about 100% of our chip business'
In a Bloomberg interview, former President Donald Trump said that the US should be paid to protect Taiwan from China, and highlighted the island's dominance in chipmaking.
US, China Chip War may continue for decades, says former ASML CEO
The Chip War is fought over ideology, not factual basis, says tech boss
China beat the U.S. in generative AI patents by 6-to-1 for the past ten years — almost 10,000 Chinese patents filed last year alone
China has more patents than the six top nations in generative AI research.
Samsung Texas fab delayed for 2nm upgrade to face-off with TSMC and Intel, according to Korean media
Industry sources say that one of the reasons for the delay of Samsung's Texas fab is that it is considering upgrading it from 4nm to 2nm.
China only produces 1% of critical litho chipmaking tools, exposing it to harsh US sanctions
Only 20% of China's chipmaking tools are domestically made, putting the country at the mercy of external forces.
U.S. delays Nvidia, AMD AI GPU export licenses to Middle East
U.S. does not want AMD and Nvidia sell their advanced AI and HPC GPUs to Middle East countries as these processors could be resold to China, or accessed by Chinese entities from the cloud
Microsoft offers to relocate nearly 10% of China-based staffers to the US or allied nations — AI and cloud engineering exodus from China begins
Microsoft offers over 700 AI and Cloud Computing engineers and other staffers in its China operation to move to the U.S., Ireland, Australia, or New Zealand.
