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Analysts warn China's aggressive chip fab expansion could lead to future price war
By Anton Shilov published
China's aggressive fab expansion can create oversupply of mature process technology capacity.
China's chip imports fell by a record 15%
By Matthew Connatser published
Chip imports to China have fallen for a second year in a row, and this time a record has been set at 15.4%.
Taiwanese 'CHIPS Act'-Line law enacted
By Anton Shilov published
Taiwan is set to subsidize semiconductor-related R&D as well as production CapEx.
Chinese-developed nuclear battery has a 50-year lifespan
By Mark Tyson published
Chinese company Betavolt has announced an atomic energy battery for consumers, with a touted 50-year lifespan and which uses a diamond semiconductor material.
China's chip output expected to double in five years, Barclays says
By Anton Shilov published
As China builds more semiconductor fabs than other countries, its chip output could double in five years.
China commerce minister frustrated by US 'interfering' in international lithography exports via third countries
By Anton Shilov published
China accuses the U.S. of instrumentalizing and weaponizing third-party country exports of advanced chipmaking tools.
TSMC won't adopt advanced High-NA EUV chipmaking tools until 2030 or later
By Anton Shilov published
According to China Renaissance, TSMC might adopt High-NA EUV lithography for a post-1nm process technology in 2030 or later.
Huawei's 5nm Kirin 9006C laptop chip was reportedly produced by TSMC in 2020, dispelling production rumors at Chinese fab SMIC
By Anton Shilov published
Teardown reveals that SMIC did not produce Huawei's 5nm Kirin 9006C laptop processor, it was TSMC in 2020.
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