China’s High-End Chip Industry Struggling After US Announces Microchip Export Ban
News Analysis
After the United States announced the export ban on the sale of advanced chips to entities in China, the Chinese regime’s high-end chip industry finds it difficult to pursue its original research and production goals.
Under the new U.S. regulations, logic chips of 14/16 nanometers (nm) or below, DRAM memory chips of 18 nm half-pitch or less, and NAND flash memory chips with 128 layers or more, as well as manufacturing equipment and related items, must apply for a license from the U.S. Department of Commerce if they are to be exported to China.
As a result, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), which manufactures the most advanced chips in China, has to halt its plan to explore advanced chip processes….