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Li Auto Plans to Establish a Chip R&D Office in Hong Kong, Aiming for Mass Production of AI Inference Chips by 2026

Pandaily — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 14:01:30 +0000

According to a report by Chinese media outlet LatePost, Li Auto is planning to establish a chip research and development office in Hong Kong and is recruiting AI chip architects.

“Chinese Nvidia” Xiangdixian Responds to Dissolution Rumors: Currently Undergoing Workforce Optimization

Pandaily — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 06:33:26 +0000

Xiangdixian acknowledged that they are indeed "facing certain market adjustment pressures," but emphasized that they had not taken steps toward dissolution or liquidation.

NVIDIA’s Next-Generation Autonomous Driving Domain Control Chip, NVIDIA Thor, Implemented at Hefei Factory

Pandaily — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 04:38:00 +0000

Prominent companies such as Li Auto, Xpeng Motors, and BYD are among the initial users of the revolutionary NVIDIA Thor chip.

Black Sesame Technologies Goes Public, Giving Birth to China’s First ‘Smart Car AI Chip’ Stock

Pandaily — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 09:18:14 +0000

On August 8, Black Sesame Technologies, a Chinese AI chip firm, made its official debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Autonomous Driving Chip Manufacturer Black Sesame Intelligent Plans to Raise up to 1.12 Billion HKD in IPO

Pandaily — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 02:42:00 +0000

The company aims to issue 37 million shares with a proposed price range of 28.00 to 30.30 Hong Kong dollars per share. If successful, this could raise up to 1.12 billion HKD.

Intel’s Tailored Gaudi 3 AI Chips for China May be Significantly Compromised in Performance

Pandaily — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 09:57:20 +0000

The performance of the "China Special Edition" HL-328 chip may be significantly compromised, with estimates suggesting a reduction of about 92% compared to the international version of Gaudi 3.

Nvidia Expands Partnerships with Chinese Automakers

Pandaily — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 01:29:13 +0000

On Monday, Nvidia announced plans to expand collaborations with Chinese automakers, including BYD, aiming to develop EV and AI-enhanced infotainment technologies.

OnePlus Ace 3V Unveils Industry-Leading Qualcomm Chip

Pandaily — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:03:32 +0000

OnePlus announced on March 14 that the OnePlus Ace 3V will make the global debut of the latest Qualcomm chipset, marking it as the most powerful mid-range processor in history.

ByteDance Acquires Stake in Xinyuan Semiconductors

Pandaily — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:28:44 +0000

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has strategically invested in Xinyuan Semiconductors, a China-based memory chip manufacturer, according to recent corporate records.

NVIDIA’s China Market Challenges Amid Strong Financial Performance

Pandaily — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 07:28:02 +0000

NVIDIA's revenue from data centers in the Chinese region had dropped to single digits and they had begun supplying a small amount of alternative products that do not require licenses to the Chinese region.

China’s First EtherCAT-Enabled HPM6E00 Chip Completes Initial Verification

Pandaily — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 09:44:32 +0000

Shanghai-based HP Micro Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. has successfully completed the first phase of verification for its high-performance HPM6E00 chip, the first in China to feature an EtherCAT Slave Controller (ESC) authorized by Germany's Beckhoff.

NVIDIA’s H20 AI Chip for China Now Open for Pre-orders

Pandaily — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 06:53:47 +0000

NVIDIA's special edition AI chip, H20, specifically designed for the Chinese market, is now available for pre-orders.

BYD to Unveil ‘Xuanji’ Architecture at 2024 Dream Day Event

Pandaily — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 03:58:42 +0000

BYD has announced the introduction of a new intelligent vehicle base, the “Xuanji“ architecture, which will be unveiled at the “2024 Dream Day” event on January 16th.

Nvidia Unveils New Gaming Chips and Partnerships with Chinese Gaming Companies at CES 2024

Pandaily — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 04:38:46 +0000

Upon the official start of CES 2024, Nvidia unveiled a series of significant gaming chip products and announced various partnerships with Chinese gaming companies and electric vehicle firms.

Nvidia Plans to Mass-Produce China-Specific H20 Chip in Q2

Pandaily — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:58:16 +0000

Nvidia is set to start mass producing AI chips in the second quarter of 2024, specifically designed for the Chinese market.

NVIDIA CEO Reaffirms Plans to Return to the Chinese Market

Pandaily — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 07:53:51 +0000

On Wednesday, Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, reiterated the company's commitment to the Chinese market at the 2023 DealBook Summit.

Chinese GPU Start-up Moore Thread Announced Lay-off

Pandaily — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 08:55:14 +0000

On November 6th, Chinese GPU startup Moore Threads released a company-wide announcement, declaring the initiation of "personnel optimization".

NIO Files Trademark Application for In-House Chips, Mass Production Set for This Month

Pandaily — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 03:12:15 +0000

NIO is currently applying to register "NIO Yang Jian" as a trademark for its self-developed chip, which will be mass produced earliest this month.

Kunlun Tech Acquires $93 Million Controlling Stakes in Aijie Kexin for AI Chip Development

Pandaily — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 11:19:55 +0000

On September 20th, Kunlun Tech announced that it plans to increase capital and acquire a controlling stake in Beijing Aijie Kexin Technology Co., Ltd., an AI high-performance chip startup.

Arm CEO: Going Public Won’t Alter China Strategy

Pandaily — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 03:42:43 +0000

Arm CEO Rene Haas: Going public won't alter development strategy in China.

“Father of Chinese Chips” Makes Another IPO Attempt

Pandaily — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:56:59 +0000

Recently, the official website of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) showed that Vimicro has filed for listing guidance with the Guangdong Securities Regulatory Bureau, and CITIC Securities is the guiding institution.

Several Key Members from OPPO’s ZEKU Team Joins Momenta

Pandaily — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:40:26 +0000

The chip design team ZEKU, under OPPO, has been disbanded for 2 months now. According to several informed sources, more than a dozen management members of ZEKU have recently joined the autonomous driving company Momenta.

Xiaomi Reports Q1 2023 Performance: Progress in Chip Production, Electric Vehicles, and AI

Pandaily — Thu, 25 May 2023 03:39:10 +0000

Xiaomi has reported its Q1 2023 performance. In this quarter, the company achieved revenue of 8.42 billion USD, and an adjusted net profit of 452.6 million USD, marking a 13% year-on-year increase and a 121% sequential increase.

Chinese Scientists Develop A “Thermometer” for Quantum Chips

Pandaily — Thu, 18 May 2023 12:35:09 +0000

On May 18th, it was reported that Chinese researchers from Anhui Province Quantum Computing Engineering Research Center have successfully developed a domestically produced ultra-low temperature sensor for quantum computing. The researchers vividly call it the "quantum chip thermometer".

Huawei Proprietary Chips to Return in H2 of This Year

Pandaily — Tue, 16 May 2023 15:33:41 +0000

Huawei will have a big move in the second half of the year. Its self-developed chips may start to emerge and chips named Ascend, Kunpeng, Tiangang and Balong will all return.

Tencent’s Self-Developed Chip Canghai Enters Mass Production

Pandaily — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 15:54:53 +0000

On April 17, Tencent Cloud announced that its self-developed video transcoding chip named Canghai had won all eight top scores in two categories at the latest MSU Video Codecs Comparison.

TuSimple Releases Domain Controller Based on NVIDIA’s Chip

Pandaily — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 08:30:38 +0000

On March 28, 2023, TuSimple, a global autonomous driving technology company, officially released its domain controller product (TDC - TuSimple Domain Controller) based on the NVIDIA DRIVE Orin SoC chip design and development. It is expected to begin mass production and delivery by the end of 2023.

Chinese Chip Startup Biren Technology’s Cofounder Golf Jiao Quits

Pandaily — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:54:33 +0000

Golf Jiao, a co-founder and General Manager of the Graphics GPU product line at Chinese chip start-up Biren Technology, has resigned.

Baidu Invests in RISC-V Chip Startup StarFive

Pandaily — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 05:17:03 +0000

On March 23, Shanghai-based RISC-V chip technology startup StarFive announced that it had received an investment from Chinese search giant Baidu of an undisclosed amount.

BYD Invests in Chip Startup Kunlunxin

Pandaily — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 03:50:03 +0000

In 2023, Chinese automaker BYD is focused on expanding into global markets and enhancing its technological capabilities. Kunlunxin, a chip company in China, has announced that BYD had become one of its new shareholders.

Huawei Founder Ren Zhengfei Discusses US Sanctions, Chips, and AI

Pandaily — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:40:51 +0000

Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, delivered a speech at a recent symposium where he addressed several issues, including chip supply, ChatGPT, the company's future direction for research and development, and its employee selection systems.

Kuaishou Rejects Chairman Su Hua’s Plan of Entering Chip Business

Pandaily — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 05:35:39 +0000

After Su Hua stepped down as CEO of Chinese short video platform Kuaishou in October 2021, little was known about his actions following the transition. Su was reportedly likely eyeing to enter the computer chip industry, but Kuaishou later denied this.

Chips Shortage Fuels Wave of Smuggling Attempts Into China

Peter Catterall — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 05:35:10 +0000

Affected by the pandemic and global logistics complications, computer chips have become the latest precious cargo for smugglers entering China.

Arm Neoverse Products Have Not Been “Cut Off” From Supply to China

Pandaily — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 05:03:41 +0000

Since new US export control regulations were released in October, news emerged that leading processor IP provider Arm would cease supplying Chinese chip enterprises, arousing widespread concern in the Chinese tech industry.

OPPO Unveils First Health Monitor Product, MariSilicon Y Chip and Air Glass 2

Pandaily — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 09:14:15 +0000

During this year's INNO DAY 2022, Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO unveiled the first product under its OHealth brand, the OHealth H1 family health monitor, alongside its second self-developed chip, the MariSilicon Y Bluetooth audio SoC, and OPPO Air Glass 2.

Tesla Denies Setting Up Chip Firm in China

Pandaily — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 13:25:00 +0000

In recent days, reports about a chip joint venture in China between Tesla and Swiss semiconductor company Annex have attracted a lot of attention, but on November 30, Tesla China said that the EV maker has not established a chip company in China.

Baidu to Build World’s Largest Fully Driverless Ride-Hailing Service Area in 2023

Pandaily — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 04:15:00 +0000

Chinese internet giant Baidu announced plans on November 29 to build the world's largest autonomous ride-hailing service area next year. The message came during a celebration of Apollo Day, the firm's autonomous driving tech event.

Chinese Auto Chip Firm SemiDrive Secures Nearly $139M in Round-B+ Financing

Pandaily — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:33:58 +0000

SemiDrive, a Nanjing-based chip firm, announced on November 28 that it has completed round-B+ financing totaling nearly 1 billion yuan ($139 million).

OPPO, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Other Chinese Smartphone Firms to Adopt Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Pandaily — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 03:36:53 +0000

During the Snapdragon Summit 2022, Qualcomm Technologies introduced its latest premium mobile platform, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. This new product is set to be adopted by many Chinese smartphone brands, including OPPO, Honor, OnePlus, vivo, Xiaomi, and more.

Vivo Releases New Imaging Chip, Will Adapt MediaTek’s Dimensity 9200 Chip

Pandaily — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:30:00 +0000

Chinese smartphone maker vivo on November 10 released the second generation of its self-developed V2 imaging chip, and introduced in-depth cooperation with MediaTek involving the use of its Dimensity 9200 chip.

MediaTek Launches Dimensity 9200 Chipset

Pandaily — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:40:45 +0000

Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company MediaTek held an online conference on November 8 to release the new generation flagship 5G system-on-a-chip (SoC), Dimensity 9200.

Huawei Refutes Rumored Return of Self-Developed Kirin Chipsets in 2023

Pandaily — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 05:14:49 +0000

News emerged in recent days that Huawei's Kirin chipsets, which have been stalled due to sanctions imposed by the US Department of Commerce, may stage a comeback next year. Given existing restrictions, however, the new chips are likely to be positioned as mid-end. Regarding the matter, Huawei responded on November 7, stating that the reports are untrue.

Alibaba’s Self-Developed CPU Yitian 710 Sees Large-Scale Commercial Use

Pandaily — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:13:25 +0000

On November 3, Zhang Jianfeng, President of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence, announced that the self-developed Cloud-native processor "Yitian 710" has now been put into large scale use in several commercial fields.

Xiaomi Invests in Automotive Chip Developer Pride Silicon

Pandaily — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 12:30:00 +0000

Pride Silicon, an automotive chip developer, completed a pre-A round of financing worth tens of millions of yuan, which was exclusively invested by Xiaomi's industrial investment affiliate.

US Chip Firm Marvell Cuts R&D Staff in Shanghai and Chengdu

Pandaily — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:00:29 +0000

American chip designer Marvell is cutting some R&D roles for its operations in China. The firm did not specify how many employees would be affected by the cuts.

Chinese Chip Startup Biren Technology Cuts Staff Due to TSMC Supply Suspension

Pandaily — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 06:05:00 +0000

News emerged on October 23 that one-third of Chinese startup Biren Technology's employees will be laid off because Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has decided to suspend production of advanced silicon for it to ensure compliance with US regulations.

BYD Invests in Two Digital Signal Processor Makers

Pandaily — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 05:28:00 +0000

BYD, China Fortune-Tech Capital and other entities have recently invested in Advancechip, a digital signal processor (DSP) maker. Advancechip is the second DSP maker BYD has invested in so far this year.

NIO, XPeng and Li Auto Make Further Chipmaking Progress

Pandaily — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 05:12:52 +0000

A group of China's top new energy vehicle makers including NIO, XPeng Motors and Li Auto have all been researching the development of their own automated driving chips.

Chip Design Firm Luxic Secures Hundreds of Millions of Yuan in Financing

Pandaily — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:04:57 +0000

Luxic, a chip design company that focuses on the optical communications field, announced on September 28 that it has completed two rounds financing worth over 100 million yuan ($13.8 million).

Smart Driving Firm Horizon Robotics Secures Investment From Automaker Chery

Pandaily — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 08:26:00 +0000

Horizon Robotics, a manufacturer of in-vehicle smart chips, announced on September 26 that it has received strategic investment from Chery Automobile, with funds to be used primarily for the development and mass production of chips.

Cambricon SingGo Secures Investment From Bosch

Pandaily — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 06:04:38 +0000

Smart car chip firm Cambricon SingGo announced on September 22 that it has received investment from Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (RBVC) under Germany's Bosch Group.

Zeekr to Become First Firm to Adopt Thor, NVIDIA’s Latest Automated Driving Chip

Pandaily — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:30:30 +0000

NVIDIA released a new generation of its DRIVE series chip named Thor. This chip will be officially launched in 2025, and the first car company to adopt it will be Geely's new energy vehicle marque Zeekr.

Chip Design Firm Vastai Technologies Demonstrates 7nm Cloud GPU

Pandaily — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 06:09:48 +0000

Vastai Technologies, a Chinese high-end chip design company, released a series of new products on September 3 at the 2022 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), and unveiled the SG100, a 7nm cloud GPU chip.

Cambricon Unveils Three Autonomous Driving Chips Under Development