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South China Morning Post
10-04-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Trump tariffs: Chinese chip firms shrug off trade war, as US already cut them off
A number of listed Chinese semiconductor companies have reassured investors that they are largely unaffected by China's increased import tariffs, citing earlier US sanctions as a mitigating factor. Advertisement Cambricon Technologies, a Shanghai-listed AI processor developer, said on Thursday that its overseas revenue in both 2023 and 2024 accounted for less than 1 per cent of total revenue. The company already faced significant restrictions from its inclusion on the US Entity List in 2022, it noted. 'The latest tariff increases will not substantially impact our operations,' the company said. Chip designer Loongson Technology also said on Thursday that the latest tariffs 'have no negative impact on the company', and emphasised its commitment to independent research and development of chips, software systems and self-controllable supply chains, along with zero US-based revenue. 05:39 Trump pauses US tariffs on most nations for 90 days but raises levies on China to 125% Trump pauses US tariffs on most nations for 90 days but raises levies on China to 125% Shenzhen-based IoT chip developer Leaguer Microelectronics issued a statement noting that the bulk of its materials are sourced domestically, and its revenue is exclusively generated within China.
South China Morning Post
03-04-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Tech war: China claims AI chip progress as Loongson unveils CPUs amid self-sufficiency push
Chinese semiconductor developer Loongson Technology has released its next-generation of chips as part of a strategy to 'enter new era of AI processors', according to company statements. Advertisement The new processors, designated 2K3000 and 3B6000M, share identical silicon but differ in packaging; one for industrial control applications and the other for mobile devices. Both integrate eight Loongson's central processing unit (CPU) cores, which are based on its LoongArch instruction set architecture. For graphics performance, the chips are embedded with the company's self-developed, general-purpose computing on graphics processing units (GPGPU). Loongson claims this GPU delivers a 'multiple-fold improvement' over its predecessor, providing enhanced general-purpose computing and AI acceleration capabilities. 'Building upon our established foundation in general-purpose and graphics processors, Loongson has entered a new era of intensive AI processor development,' the company said. 'This represents a new leap toward establishing a self-sufficient information technology ecosystem.' Loongson is a flagship player in China's effort to reduce reliance on Western technology. Photo: Shutterstock Images Software ecosystems to support the new chip are currently being finalised. Dozens of manufacturers specialising in industrial control systems and information technology solutions have already started integrating the processors into their product designs.
