China’s semiconductor entrepreneurs – including artificial intelligence chipmaker Cambricon Technologies and testing-and-packaging leader Tongfu Microelectronics – have voiced support for the country’s 15th five-year plan, which places renewed emphasis on the chip industry as a cornerstone of Beijing’s technology ambitions.
“National policy direction and planning are very well designed,” said Chen Tianshi, founder and CEO of Beijing-based Cambricon.
Speaking on the sidelines of the opening of…
China’s chip bosses endorse semiconductor push in next 5-year plan

