In this file photo taken May 17, 2018, a microchip developed by Tsinghua Unigroup is seen through a microscope. Photo: AP
In this file photo taken May 17, 2018, a microchip developed by Tsinghua Unigroup is seen through a microscope. Photo: AP

White knight for Chinese chip maker Tsinghua Unigroup completes deal payment after missing earlier deadline

  • The JAC consortium was picked as the winner of an auction for China’s debt-ridden semiconductor giant, whose rescue was viewed as a national security issue
  • The investor group had initially missed a March 31 deadline to transfer the remaining 14.6 billion yuan of the agreed price tag for the chip business

In this file photo taken May 17, 2018, a microchip developed by Tsinghua Unigroup is seen through a microscope. Photo: AP
In this file photo taken May 17, 2018, a microchip developed by Tsinghua Unigroup is seen through a microscope. Photo: AP
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