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India evaluates impact of US proposal on AI chip export restrictions

India is evaluating the impact of the US proposal to impose restrictions on AI chip exports, as the move could have implications on the development of emerging technologies here, official sources said on Thursday. The US administration has proposed a new framework that restricts the import of artificial intelligence chips due to national security concerns about the technology and economic interests of producers and other countries. The proposal has no restriction for 18 key allies of the US, which have been clubbed under Group 1, but there are restrictions on the quantity that can be exported to other countries under Group 2, including India. Sources, who did not wish to be named, said ministries, including commerce and industry and electronics and information technology, are looking into it. "We are evaluating the impact," they added. The semiconductor industry body IESA has stated that the proposed restrictions will challenge the country's plan for AI hardware, crucial for the l

Nvidia's $3 trillion rally faces challenges, Wall Street stays confident

That turbulence has been on display recently, with Nvidia shares slumping after a presentation by Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang fell short of investors' high expectations

Taiwan's science ministry warns chip, AI funding cuts could impact tech

Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology estimate comes after the Ministry of Economic Affairs on Tuesday warned that the country's collaboration with tech companies, such as Micron , AMD, Nvidia

Taiwan outpaces Asia-Pacific markets with over 30% jump in 2024; what next?

The standout growth in Taiwan's stock market was largely driven by the country's critical role in the global semiconductor supply chain, according to analysts

Taiwan's chip-maker touts multifunctional robots for nation's future growth

In his speech, Wei explained that AI and AI applications were the most discussed topics during recent conversations with TSMC's clients

EU probes Nvidia over potential bundling practices in AI chip market

The company has seen high demand from customers involved in generative AI and accelerated computing for its chips

China's industries warn US chips no longer safe amid rising trade tensions

China and the US have targeted each other's economies in the last few days, escalating tensions even before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House in January

Chinese chip companies say they can withstand fresh US export curbs

Capital expenditure by the Chinese chip industry next year will likely fall by $10 billion, or about 30 per cent year-on-year, to $35 billion, as a result of these curbs, Jefferies analysts said

Qualcomm chip sales to Chinese smartphone makers fuel strong results

Qualcomm's derived 46% of its revenue in its most recent fiscal year from customers with headquarters in China

Foxconn building world's largest Nvidia superchip manufacturing facility

Benjamin Ting, Foxconn senior vice president for the cloud enterprise solutions business group, said the partnership between his company and Nvidia was very important

ByteDance plans new AI model trained with chips from Huawei Technologies

The new model's capability and complexity, measured by its computing parameters, will be less powerful than ByteDance's existing AI model Doubao, one of the people said

China claims chipmaking gear advance despite tightening US curbs: Report

State-linked organisations are advised to use new laser-based immersion lithography machine with a resolution of 65 nanometers or better, the govt said in an announcement this month

Global burger chains to car makers hit as recovery falters in China

China's $18.6 trillion economy grew more slowly than expected in the second quarter, and cautious households are building up savings and paying off debts

Biden administration plans new US rule on foreign chip exports to China

The rule, an expansion of what is known as the Foreign Direct Product rule, would bar about half a dozen Chinese fabs at the center of China's most sophisticated chipmaking efforts

Apple, Micron leaders pay visit to China as US mulls stricter tech curbs

The executives on Monday joined a US business delegation meeting Vice-Premier He Lifeng and Foreign Minister Wang Yi

South Korea's SK Group considers asset sales, mergers as part of overhaul

The group, best known for its chip firm SK Hynix , has become bloated over the past decade and its electric vehicle battery unit has lost billions of dollars

China's ByteDance collaborates with Broadcom to develop advanced AI chip

ByteDance's tie-up with Broadcom, an existing business partner, would help slash procurement costs

US wants Netherlands, Japan to further restrict chip equipment to China

In a response on Wednesday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said China was opposed to the US "coercing other countries and suppressing China's semiconductor industry"

Discussed moving fabs out of Taiwan, but move impossible, says TSMC

Chairman C.C. Wei said that given 80 per cent-90 per cent of its production capacity is in Taiwan, it would be impossible to move the factories

High bandwidth memory almost sold out for 2025: Nvidia supplier SK Hynix

The Nvidia supplier and the world's second-largest memory chipmaker will begin sending samples of its latest HBM chip