US-China tensionsChina chipmakers speed up effort to cut reliance on US supplies
SMIC to conduct production line trial while Yangtze Memory raises localization target
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation is one of the Chinese chipmakers trying to work more with local equipment suppliers and reduce dependence on U.S. manufacturers. © Getty Images
CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei staff writers
September 9, 2020 13:12 JST
TAIPEI -- China's top chipmakers are speeding up efforts to reduce their use of U.S semiconductor equipment as fears mount that Washington will impose further curbs on their operations as part of a tech war, people with knowledge of the plans told the Nikkei Asian Review.