How China is reshaping the global chip industry

Faced with US export controls, China is building a vast, self-sufficient semiconductor industry focused on 'good-enough' chips that now underpin swathes of global manufacturing. | Contesto: cronaca

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• How China is reshaping the global chip industry

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A strategic pivot by China, accelerated by sweeping US export controls on advanced semiconductors, is fundamentally reshaping the global technology landscape. Rather than being stifled, the world's second-largest economy has doubled down on building a comprehensive, self-reliant chip ecosystem. While Chinese firms still lag behind industry leaders like TSMC, Samsung, and Intel in producing the most cutting-edge processors, they have achieved dominance in a different, massive segment: manufacturing the mature, 'good-enough' chips that are the invisible engines of the modern global economy. The catalyst for this dramatic shift was a series of escalating restrictions from Washington, most notably the October 2022 controls that severely limited China's access to advanced chipmaking equipment, design software, and the chips themselves. The stated goal was to curb China's military modernization and technological advancement. The unintended consequence, however, has been to trigger a state-backed industrial mobilization of historic scale within China, redirecting colossal capital and political will toward achieving semiconductor self-sufficiency. This national project has moved from an aspirational goal to an urgent strategic imperative. China's resulting strategy is not to win the race for the next nanometer. Instead, it is flooding the market with legacy-node semiconductors—chips produced with 28-nanometer technology and older. These components are not found in the latest smartphones or AI training clusters, but they are absolutely critical. They control car brakes and infotainment systems, manage home appliances, run factory robots, and power countless sensors and devices within the Internet of Things. For the vast majority of industrial and consumer electronics applications, these mature chips are perfectly sufficient, reliable, and, crucially, far cheaper to produce. The implications of this success are profound and already being felt worldwide. Chinese foundries, backed by substantial state subsidies, are now the world's leading producers of these foundational chips. This has created a new layer of dependency, with global automakers, industrial equipment...

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