China announces several advances in domestic semiconductor chip development

Chinese researchers and companies have reported a series of developments in the semiconductor industry. A team from Fudan University created a new fiber-based chip for brain-computer interfaces, while other groups announced breakthroughs in core chipmaking equipment and the development of a new 2D chip in Shanghai.

At the same time, a report ranked Chinese AI chip firms highly for 2025, and a major Chinese memory-chip company, CXMT, is noted as a growing global competitor. The developments come amid international trade tensions, with Europe and China in a dispute over chips and China refusing shipments of NVIDIA's H200 processors.