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- 1Chinese Stocks Fall to One-Year Low on Chip Slump▼Chinese Stocks Hit One-Year Low as Chip, Optical Firms Slide
Chinese equities dropped to their lowest level in a year, with semiconductor and optical technology companies leading the decline. The slide reflects mounting pressure on China's tech sector, particularly firms tied to chipmaking and optical components, which have been hit by weak demand and ongoing US export restrictions. Investors are watching closely for signs of further deterioration or policy support from Beijing to stabilise the market.
- 2China's CanSemi draws record demand ahead of debut▼Betting on light: why China’s CanSemi is drawing record demand ahead of debut
CanSemi, a Chinese photonics-focused chipmaker, is attracting record investor demand ahead of its market debut, according to the South China Morning Post. The company, which works with silicon photonics technology used in optical communications, has drawn unusually strong interest in its listing, reflecting continued investor appetite for China's domestic semiconductor sector despite broader market uncertainty.
- 3Jensen Huang calls AI distillation 'competition'▼Jensen Huang says AI distillation is 'competition.'
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang described AI distillation — the practice of training smaller models from larger ones — as 'competition', in remarks reported by CNBC in the context of China's AI development. The comment comes as US chipmakers face scrutiny over how Chinese firms obtain or replicate advanced AI capabilities, and it is drawing debate about whether distillation levels the playing field or undermines model developers.
- 4ESWIN to become Hong Kong's first listed RISC-V chip firm with $2.5 billion raise▼ESWIN is set to be HK's first listed RISC-V open-source chip firm by raising up to $2.5 bln
Chinese chipmaker ESWIN is preparing a Hong Kong listing that would make it the city's first publicly traded RISC-V open-source chip company, aiming to raise up to $2.5 billion. The move highlights growing investor interest in RISC-V, an open-source alternative to Arm and x86 architecture, amid ongoing US-China technology restrictions and efforts to build a domestic semiconductor supply chain.