Trade War, Shortages Fueling China’s Semiconductor Self-Sufficiency
Trade sanctions and the semiconductor shortage have accelerated investment by China’s government in semiconductors.
Rare Earth Metals Supply Chain Caught Up in Global Politics
The demand for rare earth elements used in smartphones and laptops has exploded within the last 20 years, but the…
China Forecast to Fall Far Short of its “Made in China 2025” Goals for ICs
IC Insights forecasts China-produced ICs will represent only 19.4% of its IC market in 2025, a fraction of the Made…
Top 10 Predictions for China’s Smart Device Market in 2021
In 2020, China has experienced an unprecedented pandemic, and the pandemic has impacted many aspects of development in the China…
SMIC Undergoes Management Team Shakeup — Again
SMIC has announced two changes within the top management during this week, but this is not the first time SMIC’s…
Photon-based Computer Archived Quantum Supremacy
A team of researchers in China claims to build a quantum computer prototype in which up to 76 photons were…
China’s Semiconductor Faces Impact Again as SMIC Blacklisted by U.S. DoD
The Trump administration has added China’s SMIC to a trade blacklists along with three other China’s state-owned companies. Not only…
Debt-Ridden China HSMC Faces Restructuring
HSMC became a casualty during the technology war between China and the US, but the company had been debt-ridden and…
Is ‘All Made in China’ the Right Strategy?
“Is ‘all made in China’ the right strategy?” questioned Prof. Wei Shaojun in his keynote speech at Aspencore’s 2020 Global…
Lessons From China: Battery Safety in EVs
China’s EV startup WM Motor issued a recall for more than 1,000 vehicles after four of its vehicles caught fire…
China to Expand Its Semiconductor Industry
Phase II of National Investment Fund doubles funding in self-sufficiency...
China’s YMTC is Poised to Lead in NAND Flash Technology
China’s YMTC aims to lead competitors like Samsung and Micron in NAND flash technology and will very likely license its…