The China Semiconductor Industry Association announced on April 11 a notification regarding the rules for determining the origin of integrated circuits, clearly stating that the ‘wafer fabrication location’ will be considered as the origin. Coupled with China’s adjustment of import tariffs on American goods to 125%, there is a hidden strategy behind this move! 1. … Read more
The recent incident where Huawei’s Kirin chips were blocked by the United States has barely passed, and now Xiaomi has encountered issues. On August 9, Lei Jun suddenly posted on Weibo, responding to several questions that netizens were most concerned about, including the development progress of the Surge S2 chip. Lei Jun stated: The Surge … Read more
This article is reprinted from the WeChat public account Wenxin Voice (ID:semiconvoice) Despite the global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has not dampened the enthusiasm for significant investments in semiconductor manufacturing in China. Recently, following the announcement that CIS chip design company Gekewei will establish a 12-inch factory in Shanghai, industry insiders have reported … Read more
In the complex landscape of chip manufacturing, tape-out occupies a core position. As the final step in integrated circuit design, it is a crucial process that transforms abstract circuit blueprints into actual chips. 1. The Connotation and Essence of Tape-Out Tape-out, expressed in English as “tape-out”, is a process that relies on a series of … Read more
On April 11, Friday, the China Semiconductor Industry Association released the “Notice on the Rules for Determining the “Country of Origin” of Semiconductor Products,” which is as follows: Official Account: Notice from the China Semiconductor Industry Association on the Rules for Determining the “Country of Origin” of Semiconductor Products This article interprets the certification of … Read more
Rule Rewrite: The Battle for a Chip’s ‘Birth Certificate’ The new origin rules released by the China Semiconductor Industry Association on April 11 are like a deep-water bomb dropped into a calm lake—integrated circuit origin certification is shifting from ‘label tracing’ to ‘wafer origin certification’. This seemingly technical adjustment is triggering an ‘ID revolution’ in … Read more
Xiaomi’s Ambitions and Concerns in Chip Manufacturing: A Comprehensive Analysis of Automotive and Mobile Chip Markets and the Divergence in International Investment Opinions By 2025, Xiaomi’s strategy in the technology sector is becoming increasingly aggressive: on one hand, it successfully tapes out the world’s first 3-nanometer mobile chip, while on the other hand, it aims … Read more
Semiconductor Chip Manufacturing Worker National Vocational Skills To standardize the professional behavior of practitioners, guide the direction of vocational education and training, and provide a basis for vocational skills assessment, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, in conjunction with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, organized relevant experts to formulate the “National … Read more
Click the blue textto follow us Through high selectivity etching, specialized etching tools remove or etch materials from the microchip structures during the IC production process. Furthermore, these high selectivity etching tools can remove materials in any direction (isotropic) without damaging other parts of the device. In some cases, high selectivity etching tools can also … Read more
Company Name /Products Originating in the USA NVIDIA: Automotive Chips (Orin, with a small amount outsourced to GlobalFoundries’ New York factory) Intel: Core/ Xeon CPUs and Data Center GPUs (produced in Oregon and Arizona wafer fabs) Qualcomm: None (relies on TSMC/Samsung for outsourcing, with only design work in the USA) MPS: None (wafer fabs areTSMC, … Read more