China-made Chips

  • China-made 14nm chips expected to be mass produced next year

    The 28nm process will be the new starting point for 100 percent locally made chips, 28nm and 14nm chips are expected to be mass-produced this year and next year respectively.

  • Xiaomi reportedly reorganizes team to increase bet on mobile chips

    Xiaomi is now in licensing talks with IP providers and has already started recruiting a team, the report said.

  • Alibaba's chip arm unveils new processor

    PingTouGe Semiconductor, the chip division of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, today announced a new processor in its Xuantie series - the Xuantie 907.

  • Tsinghua University establishes School of Integrated Circuits

    Only by increasing the training of high-level talents and strengthening the development of the discipline can support China's move toward an integrated circuit power.

  • First CPU based on Loongson Architecture said to be released soon

    The CPU will be released in May or June this year at the China National Convention Center, the report said, citing Loongson Technology staff.

  • China adds 8,679 new chip-related firms in Q1, up 302% year-on-year

    Among them, 4,047 were registered in March, up 226 percent year-on-year, according to information from data provider Qichacha.

  • Unisoc to announce 6nm 5G T7520 chip progress on April 20

    Unisoc has previously announced that the Tiger T7520 will be available three months ahead of schedule, with the chip releasing in February 2020, using the 6nm EUV process for the first time.

  • Huawei says it will keep HiSilicon team and has no profit claims on that chip business

    "This team can keep researching, developing, and preparing for the future," Huawei's rotating chairman Xu Zhijun said.

  • SMIC reportedly increases prices across the board after April 1

    Overall, this round of price increases was in the range of 15% to 30%.

  • Xiaomi launches Surge C1, its first professional imaging chip

    Surge C1 is an image signal processor (ISP) that uses self-developed algorithms to help cell phones perform finer and more advanced 3A processing.