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Announced in 2018, "Baidu Kunlun" is China's first cloud-based full-featured AI chip developed by Baidu.

With the advent of the quantum computing era, Origin Pilot can not only make quantum computers run more efficiently but also cultivate users' habit of using China-made quantum operating system.

In 2020, Baidu operated a fleet of 55 autonomous vehicles on the roads of Beijing, accounting for 75% of the overall number of vehicles that conducted automated driving tests in the city.

Huawei disclosed on February 5 a patent for the invention of "silicon-carbon composite material, its preparation method and lithium-ion battery," which it says can extend the service life of the battery.

China's leading contract chipmaker SMIC says it will be cautious about expanding advanced process capacity in 2021, according to its CEO Zhao Haijun on the 2020 fourth-quarter conference call.

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi unveiled a new concept phone with 88° quad-curved waterfall screen on February 5, with the surrounding bezel almost entirely replaced by the screen and no openings or buttons on the body.

Chinese electrical appliances company Midea Group said it will equip Huawei HarmonyOS in its smart home business on a large scale this year and carry out more cooperation with Huawei.

SMIC plans to expand its mature 12-inch line by 10,000 wafers and its mature 8-inch line by no less than 45,000 wafers this year, according to company Co-CEOs Zhao Haijun and Mong-Song Liang.

Prior to this, the CR400 series of Chinese Standard EMU “Fuxing” has a maximum speed of 400km/h, with a sustained operating speed of 350km/h, making them the fastest commercially operated trainsets in the world.

The "reader" contains two parts: a haptic sensing device, which is worn on the finger of the visually impaired person, and a display device, which includes a touch panel.