BYD readies Da Han EV for Oct. 13 debut with 1,008-km range
The flagship sedan pairs a 0.197 drag coefficient with a 102.3 kilowatt-hour blade battery, pricing between 249,900 yuan and 299,900 yuan in China.
Semiconductors & AI Hardware — China
RSSMemory, foundry, equipment and materials across Korea, China and Japan — and the export rules that bound them. This page covers China.
China Delays Rare Earth Export Controls in U.S. Trade TruceMembers
Beijing and Washington agreed to extend waivers on critical mineral licensing to Jan.
China bans dual-use sales to MP Materials and US refiners
The Ministry of Commerce export blacklist targets MP Materials and USA Rare Earth, cutting off specialized processing feedstocks…
Nexchip injects $128M into Anhui Jingmei to secure photomask supplyMembers
The transaction transfers tooling subsidiary Hefei Jingwei to Anhui Jingmei as part of a 2.2 billion yuan expansion, lifting the…
China Gallium Export Controls Deplete Western Chip Stockpiles
Prolonged licensing friction under Beijing's trade notices leaves compound chipmakers and defense radar programs facing tight raw…
China Substrate Makers Speed Glass Core Lines for AI Chips
BOE and domestic suppliers deployed automated through-glass via tools to challenge Korean rivals for next-generation…
Chinese rare earth suppliers halt shipments to US customers
Hold-ups of yttrium and indium cargo follow Beijing's blacklisting of the Responsible Business Alliance, leaving aerospace and…
CXMT starts 5th-gen DRAM output, bypassing US tool controls
The Chinese chipmaker deployed deep ultraviolet quadruple patterning to reach an 11.95-nanometer half-pitch and began volume runs…
China Gas buys US LNG from Venture Global under 20-year pact
The 0.5-million-tonne annual purchase expands the Chinese distributor's contracted volume from Louisiana export terminals to 2.5…
China and South Africa advance battery mineral refining pact
Beijing seeks overseas processing hubs to bypass Western trade barriers as Pretoria demands that refiners add value to its 37%…
CXMT beats SK hynix and Micron in DRAM margin at 87.59% gross rate
A second-quarter gross margin of 87.59% propelled the Chinese memory maker past foreign rivals as heavy domestic demand and…
SMIC narrows foundry gap with Samsung as Q2 sales surge 20%
The Chinese chipmaker captured 5.4% of the global market with $3.0 billion in quarterly revenue, trailing Samsung by just 0.5…
CXMT starts pilot HBM3E production as China accelerates AI chip self-reliance
Chinese memory maker CXMT is testing fifth-generation high-bandwidth memory with domestic chip designers following United States…
China RISC-V Chipmakers Tap Domestic 14nm Nodes for Industrial AI
Chinese fabless designers are taping out custom RISC-V edge accelerators on SMIC 14nm lines to bypass advanced packaging…
JCET expands automotive radar SiP packaging lines to capture ADAS sensor demand
China's largest OSAT is ramping high-density system-in-package capacity for 77 GHz millimeter-wave modules at its Jiangyin plant.
China expands 300mm silicon wafer capacity to cut reliance on Japanese suppliers
Domestic wafer manufacturers scale 12-inch polished and epitaxial shipments to supply local foundries, displacing imported…
China DRAM Makers Advance Proprietary Vertical Stacking to Counter HBM Export Curbs
Domestic memory fabricators and packaging houses deploy customized TSV tools and hybrid bonding to build localized high-bandwidth…
Naura and SMEE Accelerate Domestic Tool Shipments to Chinese Fabs
Chinese chipmakers expand procurement of domestic etching and lithography tools as foundries push to insulate production lines…