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| 1 | TechAsia | Zhipu begins building 1GW AI data center on domestic chips | The all-domestic chip plan also aligns with a broader push for local AI hardware after Zhipu was added to a US Commerce Department list. | AISemiconductor | Read |
| 2 | TechAsia | Inside the AI bankruptcy trap (and how open weight models help) | Popularity can quickly drain budgets if companies ignore computing expenses. The Fireworks CEO reveals how to build durable margins before scaling up. | AI | Read |
| 3 | TechAsia | The agentic AI lowering data center cooling costs | Enerzyz is deploying agentic AI to upgrade century-old building control systems, saving facilities up to 60% in maintenance costs. | AI | Read |
| 4 | CNA | Chipmaker IQE raises annual sales growth forecast on AI, data centre demand | Chipmaker IQE raises annual sales growth forecast on AI, data centre demand | Semiconductor | Read |
| 5 | DigiTimes | Power and water constraints cast doubt on South Korea's Honam memory cluster, experts say | South Korea's plan to develop a semiconductor cluster in the Honam region (Jeolla Province) is facing mounting scrutiny over whether the area can support the enormous energy and infrastructure requirements of advanced memory manufacturing. | Semiconductor | Read |
| 6 | DigiTimes | Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron pull back on in-house CXL controller plans | Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technology are reportedly scaling back or shelving plans to commercialize internally developed Compute Express Link (CXL) controller chips, shifting more controller work to specialist fabless suppliers while continuing to develop CXL-based memory products. | ElectronicsSemiconductor | Read |
| 7 | DigiTimes | Middlemen emerge as ASEAN's No. 2 AI compute buyers | In the AI computing race, Nvidia AI server chips remain red-hot, even as the US-China trade confrontation shows no sign of easing. Although Shopee and YTL Group are among the biggest buyers of AI chips for data centers, industry sources familiar with ASEAN semiconductor distribution say many mid-sized "middlemen" have | SemiconductorAI | Read |
| 8 | CNA | Asia stocks up as chip stocks recover, oil eases | US technology stocks advanced on Monday and this was mirrored in Asian trade. | Semiconductor | Read |
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Zhipu begins building 1GW AI data center on domestic chips
The all-domestic chip plan also aligns with a broader push for local AI hardware after Zhipu was added to a US Commerce Department list.
Asia Tech News Digest - July 21, 2026
Generated: 2026-07-21 08:00 UTC · Sources: 3 websites monitored