China Tech

  • China Tianyan to begin search for aliens in September

    The 500-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), dubbed "China Tianyan", is undergoing an equipment upgrade and is expected to officially launch its search for extraterrestrial civilizations in September.

  • Former GM of GlobalFoundries China region joins SMIC

    China's flagship semiconductor fabrication company Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has hired Wallace Pai, formerly general manager of GlobalFoundries China region, to serve as SMIC's business and marketing executive for FinFET advanced process products, helping to expand SMIC's footprint of advanced process customers.

  • First China-made notebook memory modules on sale from 228 yuan

    Following the launch of SSD hard drive with China-made flash memory and main control as well as desktop version DDR4, Chinese memory supplier Gloway today also began to sell China-made notebook memory modules.

  • Tencent announces AI avatar 'Ai Ling', says she has near-real voice

    Tencent today announced its AI avatar "Ai Ling", claiming that she has an almost lifelike voice based on Tencent AI Lab's AI digital human technology and can sing as emotionally charged as a human.

  • 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.

  • China to conduct first Mars exploration mission between July and August

    Between July and August this year, China will launch a Mars probe with the Long March V, the largest of the new generation of launch vehicles, CCTV reported Monday.

  • China launches two satellites with one rocket

    At 16:53 Beijing time on May 31, China successfully put the Gaofen 9-02 and Hede 4 satellites into their scheduled orbits using the Long March 2 carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre.

  • Huawei says it has started pre-research of 6G, will focus on millimeter band

    Huawei is already involved in 6G-related pre-research, said Yang Tao, vice president of Huawei's China operator business unit, in an interview with Sina Tech.

  • SMIC gives executives equity incentives after mass production of 14nm process

    Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) recently said it granted equity awards worth more than HK$17 million to eight executives.

  • Chinese private space launch firm makes breakthrough in key rocket recovery technology

    On May 27, the "JD-1" reusable liquid oxygen methane engine, made by Chinese private space launch company i-Space, also known as Space Honor, completed the second start long-range 500-second test.