China must innovate in semiconductor design or fall behind the global market, expert says

China must innovate in semiconductor design or fall behind the global market, expert says

China must develop new chip-design technologies that do not rely on advanced manufacturing processes, according to one of the mainland’s leading authorities on semiconductors, as the domestic integrated circuit (IC) industry faces increased US technology restrictions. “It’s time to commit to building our own technological ecosystem,” Wei Shaojun, a professor at Tsinghua University’s School of…

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Tech war: China chip supply chain calls for ‘cooperation’ after broader US restrictions

Tech war: China chip supply chain calls for ‘cooperation’ after broader US restrictions

Delegates at a Chinese semiconductor conference in Shanghai have called for “global cooperation”, sending a conciliatory message at a time when Washington and Beijing are intensifying a chip war. At the Global Semiconductor Market Summit on Thursday, one of China’s first major chip industry gatherings since the Biden administration imposed new export restrictions, speakers largely…

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