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Chinaโ€™s rapid chipmaking expansion threatens AI memory chip boom, Samsung adviser warns

The AI-driven โ€œsuper cycleโ€ in memory chips may lose momentum by 2028 as Chinese chipmakers aggressively expand production and global tech firms curb spending, a Samsung Electronics executive adviser said. โ€œSouth Koreaโ€™s memory chip industry is performing very strongly this year and some forecasts suggest conditions could improve further next year,โ€ adviser Kyung Kye-hyun said at a forum hosted by the National Academy of Engineering of Korea. โ€œBut caution is needed for 2027, particularly...

Trump, Xi weigh AI โ€˜guardrailsโ€™ as Nvidia chip exports hang in the balance

US President Donald Trump and Chinese officials discussed artificial intelligence โ€œguardrailsโ€ and Nvidiaโ€™s H200 chips during his just-ended state visit to Beijing. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One during his return flight, Trump said the two sides โ€œtalked about possibly working together for guardrailsโ€ on AI, characterising them as โ€œstandard guardrails that we talk about all the timeโ€. Regarding Nvidiaโ€™s H200 graphics processing units (GPUs) โ€“ shipments of which have yet to be approved by...