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Nvidia

Nvidia is one of the most valuable companies in the semiconductor industry. Founded by Taiwan-born American businessman Jensen Huang, it holds a near monopoly on graphics processing units used to train AI systems.

Chairman / President

Jensen Huang

CEO / Managing Director

Jensen Huang

CFO / Finance Director

Colette Kress

Industry

Semiconductors

Website

nvidia.com

Headquarters address

2788 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051, United States

Stock Code

NASDAQ:NVDA

Year founded

1993

Even if China has inferior chips, it can still catch up with the US in AI development given its abundant energy and large pool of AI researchers, according to Jensen Huang. Photo: Handout

US-China tech war

‘Horrible’ for US if DeepSeek AI models run on Huawei chips: Nvidia CEO

DeepSeek on Huawei chips could help China – powered by ‘abundant’ energy and large pool of researchers – catch up with US in AI: Nvidia CEO.

17 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM

US-China trade war

‘Buy what they can, steal what they can’t’: US lawmakers slam China’s AI tactics

17 Apr 2026 - 7:20AMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Lightelligence on track with IPO plans as China’s AI photonics race gathers pace

15 Apr 2026 - 7:07PM

China technology

Opinion | US controls chips in the AI race, but China controls the scoreboard

Whoever produces tokens cheaply, at scale, has an advantage in the AI economy, just as cheap steel once decided industrial supremacy.

15 Apr 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

A lobster-shaped pendant at an OpenClaw event in Beijing on March 22. At a time when AI agent platforms like OpenClaw are taking China by storm, the Chinese government has proposed a new unit of account for the intelligent era. Photo: Xinhua

Artificial intelligence

China’s AI world model edge: abundant data and faster deployment, executive says

China’s strong industrial base, abundance of factory data give its world models a decisive push, says executive from leading start-up GigaAI.

14 Apr 2026 - 8:00PM

Semiconductors

China’s Dishan Technology nears 2nm AI chip breakthrough, reports say

The Shanghai-based start-up says its chip design is likely to improve energy efficiency by 40 per cent compared with its predecessor.

14 Apr 2026 - 8:25PMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Victory Giant joins IPO push by China’s circuit-board makers amid AI frenzy

Nvidia supplier aims to raise up to US$2.2 billion in Hong Kong as AI data centre demand makes boards ‘all the rage’.

13 Apr 2026 - 8:00PM

A robotic arm is seen in a factory of Victory Giant Technology. Photo: Handout

Electric & new energy vehicles

EVs | Chinese carmakers gear up for L3 self-driving roll-out

Industry ramps up testing of vehicles with Level 3 autonomous driving capabilities as regulators publish draft safety standards set to take effect in July 2027.

13 Apr 2026 - 11:40AM

Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek ramps up hiring ahead of V4 launch as chip strategy questions swirl

New roles in Inner Mongolia point to expansion of computing capacity ahead of V4 release, fuelling speculation over chip sourcing.

11 Apr 2026 - 4:37PM

Artificial intelligence

China banks buffer against AI contagions as US sweats over Anthropic’s Mythos

With Beijing prioritising financial stability, analysts say state lenders take a measured approach to generative models amid growing global cybersecurity risks.

10 Apr 2026 - 11:00PM

Artificial intelligence

Alibaba’s Qwen family captures over 50% of global open-source downloads: report

Qwen hits nearly 1 billion cumulative downloads, far surpassing rivals like Meta Platforms’ Llama and DeepSeek, researchers say.

10 Apr 2026 - 10:00AM

Qwen generated 153.6 million downloads in February alone, more than double the combined total from the next eight major players, according to researchers. Photo: Shutterstock

Artificial intelligence

China’s DeepSeek adds expert chatbot mode ahead of much-awaited V4 release

The Hangzhou start-up’s latest chatbot update sparks speculation over whether the expert mode is linked to the long-delayed V4 model.

8 Apr 2026 - 6:36PM

Artificial intelligence

Competition or ‘co-opetition’: how is convergence shaping Sino-US AI race?

Speech by CEO of Chinese AI start-up at Nvidia event in US highlights symbiotic nature of tech relationship despite geopolitical tensions.

4 Apr 2026 - 10:09AM

US, Israel war on Iran

Iran says will target Apple, Google and Meta if more of its leaders are killed

A list of 18 US tech firms released by the Revolutionary Guards also included Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, Oracle and Palantir.

1 Apr 2026 - 2:10AMvideocam

A member of the Iranian security forces stands guard next to a banner showing former and current Iranian supreme leaders in Tehran on Tuesday. Photo: EPA

Artificial intelligence

Shenzhen activates China’s first 10,000-card AI cluster with Huawei’s chips

Hub launches new cluster built with Huawei advanced chips, delivering 11,000 petaflops of computing power in push for home-grown tech.

1 Apr 2026 - 12:25PMvideocam

Shenzhen has activated a new cluster, built with Huawei advanced chips, that delivers a computing capacity of 11,000 petaflops. Photo: Getty Images

Semiconductors

Biren, Iluvatar CoreX post triple-digit revenue growth as AI chip race heats up

Other Chinese AI chipmakers, including Cambricon, Moore Threads and MetaX, also posted stellar revenue growth for 2025.

30 Mar 2026 - 10:45PM

IPO

Breathing fire: Manycore first of the ‘Six Little Dragons’ to near Hong Kong IPO

Spatial intelligence firm moves ahead of tech peers after clearing a key Hong Kong listing hurdle.

30 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM

Artificial intelligence

What is Yuanjie, the Chinese chipmaker whose share price has soared nearly 900%?

Yuanjie’s rise underscores how China’s optical chip firms are riding the AI infrastructure boom, with data centre demand driving growth.

30 Mar 2026 - 10:00AM

Many companies have capitalised on China’s AI infrastructure build-out. Photo: AFP

US-China tech war

Opinion | How to assess China’s real chance of winning AI race against US

Debate over whether it is ‘less than 20%’ misses the point. The right question is: does innovation work better under disciplined scarcity or profligate abundance?

29 Mar 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Google’s TurboQuant dents memory-chip stocks, but analysts say ‘buy the dip’

Rather than reducing demand for memory chips, the advance could increase it by fuelling more AI applications.

26 Mar 2026 - 9:25PM

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s lidar giants pivot to robotics in boost supply chain dominance

Hesai will spend US$28.9 million this year to design and manufacture ‘eyes and muscles’ for robots, creating a new growth engine.

31 Mar 2026 - 8:25PM

The Hesai booth at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, January 9, 2025. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images

United States

Trump names CEOs of Meta, Nvidia to 13-member science and tech council

The council, which also includes Oracle’s Larry Ellison and Google co-founder Sergey Brin, will weigh in on AI policy and other issues.

25 Mar 2026 - 11:32PM

US President Donald Trump (right) appointed Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg (left), Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to a council that will weigh ‌in on AI policy and other issues. Photo: AP

Semiconductors

Semicon China: AI, packaging set to drive country’s chip industry growth

China on track to account for nearly half of world wafer capacity in two years, organiser of world’s largest chip industry trade show says.

25 Mar 2026 - 10:13PM

Science

China names AI tokens after the yuan. Should US worry for the dollar?

China has officially designated ciyuan as the translation for ‘token’, giving strong economic overtones to what has been a tech term.

25 Mar 2026 - 9:51PMvideocam

US-China trade war

US panel credits China’s AI edge to open-source models, manufacturing dominance

American Congressional commission concludes China’s open ecosystem has seen performance gaps narrowed with top Western large language models.

24 Mar 2026 - 6:41AMvideocam

China’s lower-cost AI language models surged in popularity in 2025 with the release of DeepSeek R1. Photo: Shutterstock

Artificial intelligence

What is ‘tokenomics’ and how would China gain the edge in an AI era?

As tokens are positioned as the AI era’s commodity, China’s energy scale and low-cost models could give it a structural edge.

23 Mar 2026 - 10:44AM

Jensen Huang at Nvidia’s annual GTC conference in San Jose, California, on March 17. Photo: AFP

Robotics

Nvidia’s Huang calls China ‘formidable’ in robotics as firm bets on physical AI

China’s microelectronics, motors, rare earth and magnets – which are foundational to robotics – are the world’s best, says Huang.

21 Mar 2026 - 6:18PM

US-China trade war

Trump administration moves to unify AI rules, bolster edge over China

Policy aims to increase federal government’s ability to ⁠fight national security concerns and counter Beijing’s growing dominance in sector.

21 Mar 2026 - 7:09AMvideocam

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Nvidia

‘Horrible’ for US if DeepSeek AI models run on Huawei chips: Nvidia CEO

DeepSeek on Huawei chips could help China – powered by ‘abundant’ energy and large pool of researchers – catch up with US in AI: Nvidia CEO.

‘Buy what they can, steal what they can’t’: US lawmakers slam China’s AI tactics

Lightelligence on track with IPO plans as China’s AI photonics race gathers pace

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Opinion | US controls chips in the AI race, but China controls the scoreboard

Whoever produces tokens cheaply, at scale, has an advantage in the AI economy, just as cheap steel once decided industrial supremacy.

China’s AI world model edge: abundant data and faster deployment, executive says

China’s strong industrial base, abundance of factory data give its world models a decisive push, says executive from leading start-up GigaAI.

China’s Dishan Technology nears 2nm AI chip breakthrough, reports say

The Shanghai-based start-up says its chip design is likely to improve energy efficiency by 40 per cent compared with its predecessor.

Victory Giant joins IPO push by China’s circuit-board makers amid AI frenzy

Nvidia supplier aims to raise up to US$2.2 billion in Hong Kong as AI data centre demand makes boards ‘all the rage’.

.css-19im5qg{color:#c79a00;}EVs | Chinese carmakers gear up for L3 self-driving roll-out

Industry ramps up testing of vehicles with Level 3 autonomous driving capabilities as regulators publish draft safety standards set to take effect in July 2027.

DeepSeek ramps up hiring ahead of V4 launch as chip strategy questions swirl

New roles in Inner Mongolia point to expansion of computing capacity ahead of V4 release, fuelling speculation over chip sourcing.

China banks buffer against AI contagions as US sweats over Anthropic’s Mythos

With Beijing prioritising financial stability, analysts say state lenders take a measured approach to generative models amid growing global cybersecurity risks.

Alibaba’s Qwen family captures over 50% of global open-source downloads: report

Qwen hits nearly 1 billion cumulative downloads, far surpassing rivals like Meta Platforms’ Llama and DeepSeek, researchers say.

China’s DeepSeek adds expert chatbot mode ahead of much-awaited V4 release

The Hangzhou start-up’s latest chatbot update sparks speculation over whether the expert mode is linked to the long-delayed V4 model.

Competition or ‘co-opetition’: how is convergence shaping Sino-US AI race?

Speech by CEO of Chinese AI start-up at Nvidia event in US highlights symbiotic nature of tech relationship despite geopolitical tensions.

Iran says will target Apple, Google and Meta if more of its leaders are killed

A list of 18 US tech firms released by the Revolutionary Guards also included Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, Oracle and Palantir.

Shenzhen activates China’s first 10,000-card AI cluster with Huawei’s chips

Hub launches new cluster built with Huawei advanced chips, delivering 11,000 petaflops of computing power in push for home-grown tech.

Biren, Iluvatar CoreX post triple-digit revenue growth as AI chip race heats up

Other Chinese AI chipmakers, including Cambricon, Moore Threads and MetaX, also posted stellar revenue growth for 2025.

Breathing fire: Manycore first of the ‘Six Little Dragons’ to near Hong Kong IPO

Spatial intelligence firm moves ahead of tech peers after clearing a key Hong Kong listing hurdle.

What is Yuanjie, the Chinese chipmaker whose share price has soared nearly 900%?

Yuanjie’s rise underscores how China’s optical chip firms are riding the AI infrastructure boom, with data centre demand driving growth.

Opinion | How to assess China’s real chance of winning AI race against US

Debate over whether it is ‘less than 20%’ misses the point. The right question is: does innovation work better under disciplined scarcity or profligate abundance?

Google’s TurboQuant dents memory-chip stocks, but analysts say ‘buy the dip’

Rather than reducing demand for memory chips, the advance could increase it by fuelling more AI applications.

China’s lidar giants pivot to robotics in boost supply chain dominance

Hesai will spend US$28.9 million this year to design and manufacture ‘eyes and muscles’ for robots, creating a new growth engine.

Trump names CEOs of Meta, Nvidia to 13-member science and tech council

The council, which also includes Oracle’s Larry Ellison and Google co-founder Sergey Brin, will weigh in on AI policy and other issues.

Semicon China: AI, packaging set to drive country’s chip industry growth

China on track to account for nearly half of world wafer capacity in two years, organiser of world’s largest chip industry trade show says.

China names AI tokens after the yuan. Should US worry for the dollar?

China has officially designated ciyuan as the translation for ‘token’, giving strong economic overtones to what has been a tech term.

US panel credits China’s AI edge to open-source models, manufacturing dominance

American Congressional commission concludes China’s open ecosystem has seen performance gaps narrowed with top Western large language models.

What is ‘tokenomics’ and how would China gain the edge in an AI era?

As tokens are positioned as the AI era’s commodity, China’s energy scale and low-cost models could give it a structural edge.

Nvidia’s Huang calls China ‘formidable’ in robotics as firm bets on physical AI

China’s microelectronics, motors, rare earth and magnets – which are foundational to robotics – are the world’s best, says Huang.

Trump administration moves to unify AI rules, bolster edge over China

Policy aims to increase federal government’s ability to ⁠fight national security concerns and counter Beijing’s growing dominance in sector.

Opinion | US controls chips in the AI race, but China controls the scoreboard

EVs | Chinese carmakers gear up for L3 self-driving roll-out