A Chinese microchip developed by Tsinghua Unigroup is seen through a microscope at the 21st China Beijing International High-tech Expo on May 17, 2018. Photo: AP A Chinese microchip developed by Tsinghua Unigroup is seen through a microscope at the 21st China Beijing International High-tech Expo on May 17, 2018. Photo: AP
A Chinese microchip developed by Tsinghua Unigroup is seen through a microscope at the 21st China Beijing International High-tech Expo on May 17, 2018. Photo: AP
Tech /  Science & Research

Experts question whether China has technical know-how to pull off chip hack

Tapping into a private server via the hardware would be a complicated process that also requires a degree of luck, says one expert

Topic |   China technology
Li TaoYingzhi Yang
Li Tao and Yingzhi Yang

Updated: 10:23am, 9 Oct, 2018

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A Chinese microchip developed by Tsinghua Unigroup is seen through a microscope at the 21st China Beijing International High-tech Expo on May 17, 2018. Photo: AP A Chinese microchip developed by Tsinghua Unigroup is seen through a microscope at the 21st China Beijing International High-tech Expo on May 17, 2018. Photo: AP
A Chinese microchip developed by Tsinghua Unigroup is seen through a microscope at the 21st China Beijing International High-tech Expo on May 17, 2018. Photo: AP
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