Tech war: Stanford-educated expert leads China’s new semiconductor school with YMTC support

Tech war: Stanford-educated expert leads China’s new semiconductor school with YMTC support

Wuhan University has become the latest institution to join China’s push for self-reliance in semiconductors by establishing the School of Integrated Circuits, led by a scientist educated at Stanford University. Liu Sheng, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences who earned a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Stanford in 1992, has been appointed as…

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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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