China's GPU Chip Startups Moore Threads and MetaX Tech File for IPOs
The IPO filings lay bare the steep costs and fragile business models of China's young GPU industry, which remains far from profitability and heavily dependent on government support and patient capital.
Jul. 1, 2025Chinese Chipmaker Loongson Unveils 3C6000 Server CPUs in Bid to Build China's Third Tech Ecosystem
This is a new generation of domestically developed and independently controlled general-purpose processor from China. It is also a CPU chip product manufactured using a 100% domestically sourced semiconductor industry chain.
Jun. 27, 2025Tencent Stockpiles GPUs, Baidu Builds Full-Stack AI to Counter U.S. Chip Export Restrictions
"Locally developed, self-sufficient chips — paired with an increasingly mature homegrown software stack — will form a robust foundation for long-term innovation in China's AI ecosystem," Tencent President Martin Lau said.
May. 26, 2025Xiaomi Begins Mass Production of In-House Xring O1 Chip
May. 19, 2025Foxconn and Nvidia to Develop AI Data Center with 100 MW Power Capacity
May. 19, 2025Xiaomi to Invest Over $6.9 Billion in Chip Design, Founder Says
May. 19, 2025Xiaomi, Lenovo Unveil New Chips as China-U.S. Tech Battle Heats Up
The tit-for-tat dynamic in chip development reflects a broader strategic decoupling between the U.S. and China. While Washington tightens AI chip restrictions to constrain China's tech rise, Chinese companies like Xiaomi and Lenovo are forging ahead with homegrown silicon, despite high costs, IP challenges, and talent shortages.
May. 18, 2025Huawei-Linked Chip Equipment Maker SiCarrier Seeks $2.8 Billion in First Fundraising Round
May. 13, 2025China Achieves Breakthrough in EUV Light Source Technology, Marking Step Toward Chipmaking Independence from U.S. Controls
In earlier research published this February, Lin's team demonstrated a record-breaking 52.5% CE in a broadband EUV generation scheme, underscoring China's ambitions to build both lithography and metrology capabilities internally.
Apr. 29, 2025Huawei Reportedly Tests New AI Chip to Rival Nvidia H100 amid US Export Curbs on China
Huawei's 910D, which uses packaging technologies to integrate more silicon dies to boost performance, is reportedly power hungry and less power-efficient than Nvidia's H100.
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