China-made Chips

  • Chinese team makes breakthrough in materials for carbon-based semiconductor

    A team led by Peking University professors Peng Lianmao and Zhang Zhiyong has made a breakthrough in the field of carbon-based semiconductor preparation materials, according to CCTV.

  • Huawei HiSilicon recruiting young talents to 'expand the boundaries of civilization's progress'

    Huawei HiSilicon recently announced a global recruitment campaign for teenage geniuses, including outstanding undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students from around the world who graduated between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2021.

  • OPPO steps up chip ambition as US ban hits Huawei, report says

    China's second-largest smartphone maker OPPObegan stepping up efforts to design its own mobile chips last year, when the U.S. started clamping down on flagship Chinese tech companies like Huawei, the Nikkei Asian Review reported Wednesday citing sources familiar with the matter.

  • SMIC 7nm process facing lack of high-end lithography machine

    SMIC's southern plant, while mass producing 14nm chips, is also building a second production line, of which the 7nm process has been under development for some time, according to IT Times.

  • China-made x86 CPU wins award with performance that rivals Core i5

    On May 25, Shanghai Zhaoxin announced that its KX-6000 series x86 processor has been selected as one of the "Shanghai Design 100+", which is an event that Shanghai invited a team of experts and citizens to select for three months, promoting the "Shanghai Design" brand.

  • Douyin says AI chip-making rumors disinformation

    In response to report that Douyin is making AI chips, the company said that "the information is untrue and no AI mobile phone chip has been developed."

  • Behind the scenes of Xiaomi's thwarted chip-making ambitions

    Beijing Pinecone Electronics Co., Ltd. has changed its name to Beijing Xiaomi Pinecone Electronics Co., Ltd. which is 100% owned by Xiaomi Communications Co.

  • Chinese firm launches PCIe 4.0 SSD with up to 4.5GB/s read speed

    Chinese firm UNIC Memory is now offering the P400 series of PCIe 4.0 SSDs with sequential read speeds of 4.5GB/s, priced at 1599 yuan (USD 224) for 1TB.

  • Konka's memory chip packaging and testing project expected to operate by year-end

    The memory chip packaging and testing project, in which Konka Group invested 2 billion yuan, has been built to the third floor, the main body will be completed in June. It is expected to be put into production by the end of the year.

  • Analyst explains why China's semiconductor industry need not to be pessimistic

    On May 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued an announcement that Huawei was "undermining" the list of entities and therefore was restricted from using U.S. technology software to design and produce semiconductors.