China aims to shake US grip on chip design tools

Synopsys and Cadence veterans join local startups amid Beijing tech push

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Chinese startups are recruiting from Synopsys and Cadence in bid to break the American grip on chip design tools. (Source photos by AP)  

CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI -- Veteran engineers and high-level executives are leaving top U.S. chip design toolmakers for Chinese rivals as Beijing looks to break America's near monopoly on this key segment of the semiconductor industry.

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