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China VC Weekly: Flying Cars and More

This week’s China VC news: the flying car subsidiary of EV-maker Xpeng Motors, HT Aero, bagged a whopping $500 million Series A investment, and more.

Huawei, SMIC Suppliers Receive Licenses Worth Billions of Dollars for Exporting U.S. Goods

Although Huawei and SMIC were included on the U.S. trade blacklist, they still obtained U.S. technology and goods export licenses worth billions of dollars from November last year to April this year.

Software Solutions Firm Clounix Bags Nearly 400 Million Yuan of Financing

Clounix, an enterprise network service provider, announced on Wednesday that it had completed two rounds of financing totaling nearly 400 million yuan ($62.54 million) in just a few months.

Alibaba Announces Open Source RISC-V-Based Xuantie Series Processors

Zhang Jianfeng, President of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence, announced T-Head's open source RISC-V-based Xuantie series processors and a series of tools and system software.

Alibaba Said to Release its Own 5nm ARM-Based Server Chip

Alibaba's ARM-based server chip, which has been developing since 2019, has finished tapeout in the middle of the year and may be released in the near future, according to several sources.

SMIC and Beijing’s Quest for Semiconductor Self-Reliance

Advanced computer chips are quickly shaping up to represent one of the most competitive and high-stakes assets in today’s global economy.

China VC Weekly: Chip Packaging, EVs and Bone Grafting

In last week’s VC news, integrated circuit chip developer SJ Semiconductor has raised $300 million in a Series C round to expand R&D investment, and more.

Alibaba and Baidu Invest in Phytium, an Independent Core Chip Vendor

Phytium has undergone changes to its industrial and commercial registration information recently. Its registered capital increased from 667 million yuan ($104 million) to 749 million yuan.

Former Vice President of Huawei Product Line Yang Jian Joins Denglin Technology

Chinese computing processor chips provider, Denglin Technology, recently announced that Yang Jian, the former Vice President of Huawei's Product Line, joined the company as its Vice President of Global Operations.

After Two Rounds of Financing, Black Sesame Technologies Valued at More Than 10 billion Yuan, Xiaomi Leads Investors

Black Sesame Technologies, also known as BST.AI, is a high-tech company committed to research and development of autonomous driving computing chips and platforms.

UNISOC Ranks Among Top Four in Global Chip Market

UNISOC (Shanghai) Technologies Co., Ltd. occupied a market share of 8.4% in global smartphone application processors during the second quarter of 2021, ranking third in the open market (excluding Apple).

Intel Appoints New Chairman of China Operations, Current President to Retire at End of Year

Technology giant Intel announced on Friday that it has appointed Dr. Wang Rui as Senior Vice President and Chairman of Intel China, overseeing all of the firm's subsidiary businesses and teams.

OPPO Invests in 3D Sensor Chip Manufacturer Adaps Photonics

Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. now holds 3% of Shenzhen Adaps Photonics Technology's shares.

China VC Weekly: Comics, Chips and EVs

In last week’s VC news, Kuaikan raised the biggest funding round ever in the country’s comics industry, chip maker Pingxin Technology closed a $10 million Pre-A round, while Geely’s Zeekr closed its first external financing round.

Leading Chinese Chip Maker SMIC Records Stellar H1 2021 Growth, Despite Sanctions

SMIC has released its report for the first half of 2021, revealing a 278% year-on-year increase in net profits compared to the same period last year.

AI Computer Chip Startup Pingxin Technology Receives $10 Million in Pre-A Financing Round

Beijing-based artificial intelligence (AI) computer chip startup Pingxin Technology has completed a pre-A round of financing, amid a global push to enhance chip technology and an ongoing semiconductor shortage.

Xpeng’s Founder Expresses Concern about Chip Shortage due to the Pandemic Spread in Malaysia

Some chip factories in Malaysia are "paralyzed" under the pandemic, which will worsen the current chip shortage problem. Founder of Xpeng, expressed his concern about the lack of semiconductor chips.

Wingtech Technology Finishes Acquisition of U.K.’s Largest Chip Plant

Wingtech Technology, a Chinese chip making giant, announced on Monday that its subsidiary Nexperia had completed the acquisition of British chip manufacturer Newport Wafer Fab (NWF).

AI Chipmaker Axera Secures “Hundreds of Millions of Yuan” in Series A+ Financing, Led by Meituan

Chinese AI vision chip maker Axera announced it has secured hundreds of millions in Chinese yuan from a Series A+ funding round, led by Inno Chip and Meituan, followed by GGV Capital, Fengyuan Capital and others.

ByteDance to Begin Making AI Chips Amid Tech War and Global Semiconductor Shortage

ByteDance has taken initial steps toward manufacturing its own artificial intelligence (AI) chips, a significant development marking further progress in China’s drive to achieve greater autonomy in the field of technology.

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