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…
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…
Chinese chip industry experts and investors have congregated in Beijing for one of the largest annual chip forums to discuss the impact of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) cutting advanced foundry services for some mainland clients and the outlook for the country’s chip sector under a new Donald Trump administration in the US. Despite US…