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Thursday 21 November 2024
China accelerates chip independence push in face of Trump 2.0
China's semiconductor industry is intensifying its drive toward self-sufficiency through expanded state funding and domestic innovation, particularly as Donald Trump's return to the...
Thursday 14 November 2024
Chairman of top Chinese OSAT 'JCET' resigns after state-owned company becomes largest shareholder
JCET Group, China's top semiconductor packaging and testing firm, announced on November 13, 2024, that chairman Yonggang Gao, along with directors Peng Jin and Chunsheng Zhang, have...
Monday 26 August 2024
Weekly news roundup: Intel's 18A under fire for yield; US Chips Act scale now bigger than China Big Fund II
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of August 19 – August 23.
Thursday 22 August 2024
US Chips Act scale bigger than China Big Fund II, but manufacturing reshoring remains slow
The scope of the US Chips Act appears to have exceeded that of the China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund II (Big Fund II), but the American government's goal of reshoring...
Tuesday 2 July 2024
Chinese Big Fund invests local IC design and EDA tool startups
The second phase of the Chinese state-owned semiconductor investment fund invested in two startups engaged in IC design and EDA tool development, respectively.
Friday 7 June 2024
China Resources' acquisition of JCET shares is killing two birds with one stone
In March, China Resources announced the stunning news of acquiring SMIC's shares of JCET Group, a packaging and testing firm invested by China's National IC Industry Investment Fund...
Friday 7 June 2024
Chinese government gaining control of domestic semiconductor industry
China's state-owned capital has been fast expanding its investment in the country's semiconductor industry, taking control of major firms, according to industry sources.
Thursday 6 June 2024
China's Big Chip Fund to exceed US$47.5 billion goal, adviser says
China's main national chip fund should wind up raising more than the US$47.5 billion originally disclosed, a senior adviser to Beijing said, reflecting the government's resolve to...
Wednesday 5 June 2024
For Big Fund Phase 3, the devil is in the funding structure details
The long-rumored third phase of China's national semiconductor fund, commonly known as "the Big Fund," has finally been officially announced. The fund scale of CNY344 billion (US$47.5...
Monday 3 June 2024
Why China needs US$47.5 billion for Big Fund Phase 3 when chip oversupply is already a concern?
Announcing a US$47.5 billion funding for Phase 3 of the National IC Industry Investment Fund (the "Big Fund"), China's next move is under the eye of global chip players.
Wednesday 29 May 2024
China Big Fund kicks off 3rd phase capital support for local chip industry
China's freshly launched CNY344 billion (US$47.5 billion) national chip fund is likely to prioritize investments in major semiconductor firms, supporting their development of AI computing...
Monday 27 May 2024
China creates US$47.5 billion chip fund to back nation's firms
China has set up the country's largest-ever semiconductor investment fund to propel the development of the domestic chip industry, the latest effort from Beijing to achieve self-sufficiency...
Thursday 18 April 2024
Chinese EDA company attracts investment from Big Fund
China's National Semiconductor Industry Investment Fund (aka the Big Fund) has provided financial support to NineCube, a Chinese electronic design automation (EDA) company established...
Monday 25 March 2024
China's Big Fund III may top US$40 billion to bolster domestic chips and equipment self-production
China is aggressively raising funds to support sustained double-digit annual growth in domestic chip production capacity and cultivate homegrown equipment development for import substitution,...
Tuesday 5 December 2023
China Big Fund II injects US$1 billion into HLMC, may aid advanced chip development
Although the limelight of global media was cast on SMIC for its 7nm chips used in Huawei's Mate 60 Pro smartphone, Shanghai Huali Microelectronics Corp (HLMC), the other China foundry...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research