Thursday 23 November 2017

China Looks To Chip Away At Taiwan's Semiconductor Dominance

China’s semiconductor industry, one that will make the core components of smartphones and PCs, is growing fast. If you said "hey wait, supplying semiconductors for consumer electronics sounds like more of a Taiwan thing," you'd be right but outdated.

China’s semiconductor sector is thriving on investment from the Beijing government’s National IC Industry Investment Fund, Taipei-based market research firm TrendForce says in a media statement in October. China already has the world’s biggest semiconductor market, so more work on components helps perfect a domestic supply chain and reduces reliance on imports. Annual revenue from Chinese semiconductors this year will reach 517.6 billion yuan ($78 billion), up 19.4% over 2016, TrendForce forecasts. Revenue will grow 20% this year to a new record, the research firm says. Average growth worldwide is expected at just 3.4%.

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