Faced with U.S. sanctions against Chinese tech firms, the Chinese government is trying to incentivize companies and engineers to go warp speed to develop the domestic chipmaking industry. But it’s far from certain that the program will succeed.
China has opened what may be the world’s first “integrated circuit university” as it seeks to attain silicon chip independence in the face of U.S. efforts to decouple.
China wants to reduce its dependency on U.S., Taiwanese, and European suppliers for its semiconductor industry, but some of the planned investment is being wasted.
China wants to make its own chips. But money appears to have been poured into wasteful projects.
China’s biggest and most advanced chipmaker warns of “adverse effects” from U.S. export restrictions.
The U.S. has slapped new limits on exports to China’s biggest chipmaker, citing the danger of military use of the company’s products.
As of September 15, any manufacturer selling products globally that may eventually be sold to Huawei needs to get a license from the U.S. government. At least eight companies have applied, but will any get approved?
China’s largest silicon chip maker, SMIC, is essential to China’s quest to become technologically independent from the U.S. It is set to raise an eye-popping sum of money with a new listing on Shanghai’s Star Market on July 16.
The British government has reversed its earlier decision to open a narrow door to 5G technology from Chinese telecom giant Huawei. By the end of 2020, purchases of Huawei 5G equipment will be banned, and all of the company’s advanced technology will be stripped from British networks by the end of 2027.
This week on TechBuzz China, our hosts tackle two ambitious stories. First, Rui talks about the seven-year ban the U.S. government announced on sales of...