{"text":[[{"start":12.09,"text":"Cambricon Technologies led a rally of Chinese chipmakers on Friday after artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek unveiled an updated model that would be compatible with domestically made semiconductors."}],[{"start":25.33,"text":"Shanghai-listed shares of Cambricon, one of China’s leading AI chipmakers, jumped 20 per cent to a record high, taking the company’s market capitalisation past Rmb500bn ($70bn) for the first time. Its value has more than quadrupled in the past year."}],[{"start":44.87,"text":"Chip foundries also gained on Friday, with Hong Kong shares of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation and Hua Hong Semiconductor up 10 per cent and 18 per cent, respectively."}],[{"start":57.41,"text":"The moves came after DeepSeek on Thursday released an update of its V3 model, which it said was adapted “for the next generation of domestic chips”."}],[{"start":67.64999999999999,"text":"While the start-up did not specify individual chipmakers’ products, industry insiders and analysts said it was a positive signal that Chinese AI companies would use more domestic chips."}],[{"start":81.17999999999999,"text":"“If DeepSeek can use China-made chips, then the rest of the semiconductor universe will fly,” said Wee Khoon Chong, a senior strategist at BNY. “The potential demand for Chinese chips is going to be huge.”"}],[{"start":95.35999999999999,"text":"Huawei is widely seen as the main competitor in China to Nvidia, with its Ascend AI chip series being broadly adopted by state-owned enterprises and telecoms companies."}],[{"start":108.23999999999998,"text":"But the Shenzhen-based tech conglomerate is not listed, meaning investors have looked elsewhere to capitalise on news that China is pushing for domestic alternatives to the US chip giant. "}],[{"start":120.17999999999998,"text":"Chinese regulators have discouraged domestic tech companies from buying Nvidia’s H20 chip, a watered-down processor widely used for artificial intelligence in China."}],[{"start":133.10999999999999,"text":"“The fact that China can tell people not to buy H20 must mean they know there’s an alternative. Otherwise, they would just be shooting themselves in the foot,” said BNY’s Chong."}],[{"start":144.76,"text":"Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang was in Taipei on Friday to discuss progress on its latest-generation Rubin AI chip with its contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company."}],[{"start":157.35,"text":"He told reporters Nvidia was “in discussions” with the Chinese government to address reported security concerns about the H20 chip. "}],[{"start":166.78,"text":"“Recently, China asked some questions about some security back doors in our chips,” he said. “We have made it very clear and put to rest that H20 has no security back doors.”"}],[{"start":190.76,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftmailbox.cn/album/a_1755861031_8673.mp3"}