In the shadow of U.S. export controls, China rallies its own chip industry
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SHENZHEN, China — The tech company SiCarrier is hardly a household name. The government-backed Chinese firm makes things most people have probably never heard of, like epitaxy equipment and atomic layer deposition tools used in microchip fabrication.
Wonky stuff.
But at a chip industry expo in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen this fall, a crowd thronged its display booth, snapping pictures, doing livestreams and marveling at its wares.
"Their products are very good — they're excellent," said Zhang Hengming, who showed up at the SiCarrier booth waving the blue flag of an AI electronics alliance that he chairs. "We support made-in-China products so they can get stronger and reach the world."
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The U.S. has been using ever-tightening trade restrictions to limit the flow of high-end microchips to China, along with the gear to
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