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Semiconductors are the cornerstone technology of the information age. These tiny electronic devices, usually smaller than a postage stamp, power the modern economy by acting as data-processing brains for products, from smartphones to cars and spacecraft.
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Technologies for synthesising substitutes or alloys could cut time required to secure critical materials to just a few years.

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Smartphones

‘More than 600%’ memory price spike rattles China’s phone and broadband makers

China’s tech sector braces for a “memory winter”, with rising chip costs threatening handset output and slowing broadband rollouts.

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Artificial intelligence

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Artificial intelligence

China’s Zhipu AI launches new major model GLM-5 in challenge to its rivals

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Artificial intelligence

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Artificial intelligence

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US-China tech war

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US pitches critical minerals plan to allies to halt Beijing’s dominance

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United States

Opinion | Chilling effect of US outbound investment rules will extend beyond China

Outbound investment rules introduced last year are expanding and hardening into law, chilling US investment across Asia’s tech ecosystems.

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China’s chip champion Moore Threads sees beyond silicon with push into AI coding

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Hong Kong stock exchange

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Science

China’s first-of-kind ABF crystal creates most energised solid-state laser beam

Breakthrough could open possibilities in quantum computing, space platforms, precision manufacturing and the chip industry.

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Artificial intelligence

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang urges TSMC to expand capacity amid AI chip crunch

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Wingtech

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Artificial intelligence

Profits rise for China’s semiconductor firms on AI boom, tech self-reliance push

Domestic A-share companies in the sector are forecast to achieve substantial growth in their 2025 results, according to Donghai Securities.

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US-China relations

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Artificial intelligence

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