Asia Tech News Digest - August 30, 2026

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1	SemiEng	Hybrid HBM-HBF Architecture in LLM Inference (University of Oxford)	Researchers at the University of Oxford published a technical paper titled “Hardware-Managed Heterogeneous High-Bandwidth Memory and Flash in LLM Inference Systems.” Abstract Excerpt: “ High-Bandwidth Flash (HBF) offers a denser alternative, providing 16x more capacity per stack at comparable bandwidth. In this work, w	Semiconductor	Read
2	DigiTimes	Huawei's Ascend 910C sold out in China, but Nvidia's H200 supply gap persists	Huawei's Ascend 910C is already sold out in China, but domestic chips still cannot fully replace Nvidia's H200s. The shortage matters beyond China because AI compute constraints, pricing, and supply chain shifts are reshaping how quickly companies worldwide can deploy advanced inference systems.	AISemiconductorLogistics	Read
3	DigiTimes	Nvidia forms PAC to expand Washington lobbying	According to Bloomberg , Nvidia has formed a federal political action committee (PAC), expanding its Washington presence as governments debate artificial intelligence rules that could affect businesses, workers, and consumers worldwide. The move underscores how major technology firms are preparing for a longer policy b	AI	Read
4	DigiTimes	Nvidia's upbeat outlook points to tighter AI supply chains ahead	Nvidia's latest earnings and forecast suggest AI demand remains far ahead of available supply, with implications for memory, power, cooling, and networking worldwide. The chipmaker's guidance points to continued price pressure and a broader buildout of infrastructure that will shape AI adoption across markets and indus	AISemiconductorLogistics	Read

Hybrid HBM-HBF Architecture in LLM Inference (University of Oxford)

Asia Tech News Digest - August 30, 2026