TAIPEI -- Chinese chip and chip equipment makers blacklisted by the U.S. are turning to universities and state-backed chip labs and "pilot production lines" to keep their development efforts on track.

Facilities in major cities in China are offering vital test production and verification services to help accelerate China's tech developments, according to sources briefed on the matter. (Nikkei montage)
Beijing fosters pilot production lines at research centers and boosts nation's R&D spending