Changxin Memory Technologies is making headlines as China pushes to boost its DRAM chip independence amid US tech sanctions, lagging behind US and Korean rivals.
China’s Ministry of Commerce added TechInsights and other foreign tech firms to its unreliable entity list, citing military and technological cooperation with Taiwan. The move follows recent reports linking Huawei chips to Asian semiconductor firms, intensifying the US-China tech conflict. The blacklist impacts companies’ ability to do business in China.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. reported a record NT$452.3 billion ($14.8 billion) net profit in Q3, driven by strong demand for AI chips and data center investments. The company is expanding in the US and Japan, with a $100 billion U.S. investment plan, amid ongoing trade tensions and global chip demand growth.