The purchases are thought to include high-end equipment from Dutch tech giant ASML which make the most intricate microchips

Artificial intelligence pioneer Sam Altman believes that top chip producers may not be able to keep up demand for AI semiconductors, one report said

TSMC's shares closed 6.5% higher on Friday in Taipei, cementing its position as Asia's most valuable listed company

Public tender documents show dozens of Chinese military and AI research entities have bought Nvidia semiconductors since curbs were imposed by Washington

"We are deeply concerned by the direct involvement of the United States in interferring with the export of lithography machines by Dutch companies to China," a commerce ministry spokesperson said

Consumer prices fell for a third month in December while factory-gate prices extended a more-than-year-long decline, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed

The chipmaking giant and Apple supplier still beat market predictions with its $20.1bn figure for the final three months of last year

China's central bank is under pressure to cut rates at a time it faces falling prices, which may discourage private investment and spending; experts say structural reforms are needed

The Korean outfit has a lead on rivals in developing the latest in high-end chips used in the fast-growing field of generative AI

China's rising EV brands are a key market for automotive technology makers as they race each other to launch more automated driving functions

Chinese chipmakers are forecast to start production at 18 new fabs this year, according to a microelectronics industry group

The world's largest maker of memory chips, smartphones and TVs says its operating profit for October to December will drop to $2.1 billion