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Semiconductors are the cornerstone technology of the information age. These tiny electronic devices, usually smaller than a postage stamp, power the modern economy by acting as data-processing brains for products, from smartphones to cars and spacecraft.
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Semiconductors are the cornerstone technology of the information age. These tiny electronic devices, usually smaller than a postage stamp, power the modern economy by acting as data-processing brains for products, from smartphones to cars and spacecraft.
- This is the final part in a series of in-depth articles examining China’s efforts to build a stronger domestic semiconductor industry amid rising trade tensions
- Here we look at whether the coming shift in computing from mobile to the internet of things is the break that China needs to close the technology gap
American businesses require a special license to supply goods to Huawei after the US added the Chinese company to a trade blacklist in May over national-security concerns
American businesses require a special license to supply goods to Huawei after the US added the Chinese company to a trade blacklist in May over national-security concerns
Semiconductors have become the cornerstone technology of the information age and Taiwan has managed to carve out a leading industry position.
Semiconductors have become the cornerstone technology of the information age and Taiwan has managed to carve out a leading industry position.
EDA software has become more important for the semiconductor industry over the years, as designers deal with the complexity of having billions of transistors on smaller chips.
EDA software has become more important for the semiconductor industry over the years, as designers deal with the complexity of having billions of transistors on smaller chips.
China has to strike a balance between the heavy investment that the industry requires and the returns that such spending may, or may not, yield.
China has to strike a balance between the heavy investment that the industry requires and the returns that such spending may, or may not, yield.
Senior industry executives call on governments around the world to resist decoupling supply chains and disentangling economic cooperation.
Senior industry executives call on governments around the world to resist decoupling supply chains and disentangling economic cooperation.
China has made self-reliance in core technologies a key initiative, but the country remains at least one to two generations behind the US in the critical field of semiconductors, according to industry veteran.
China has made self-reliance in core technologies a key initiative, but the country remains at least one to two generations behind the US in the critical field of semiconductors, according to industry veteran.
ASTRI, the largest government-funded R&D centre in Hong Kong, is one of the research institutes covered by the government’s drive to build up hi-tech R&D
ASTRI, the largest government-funded R&D centre in Hong Kong, is one of the research institutes covered by the government’s drive to build up hi-tech R&D
After several decades and billions of dollars of investment, only 16 per cent of semiconductors used in China today are manufactured domestically.
After several decades and billions of dollars of investment, only 16 per cent of semiconductors used in China today are manufactured domestically.
Vice-president of the Semiconductor Industry Association, a US trade group that represents some of the world’s biggest chip makers, speaks about China’s chip efforts.
Vice-president of the Semiconductor Industry Association, a US trade group that represents some of the world’s biggest chip makers, speaks about China’s chip efforts.
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