Tech war: China’s chip output shows recovery in March amid US export restrictions on advanced tools, SCMP, Apr. 18, 2023.
Dylan Butts
New industrial output data published by China’s official statistics agency indicates a narrowing decline, or even growth, in chip production
Amid Washington’s efforts to cripple China’s chip ambitions, Beijing has doubled down on its self-sufficiency drive to boost domestic output
The latest economic data published by China’s statistics bureau points to a recovery in the national semiconductor industry, despite intensifying efforts by Washington to cripple the nation’s ability to produce advanced chips.
China produced 29.4 billion units of integrated circuits (ICs) in March, down only 3 per cent from a year ago and narrowing significantly from the 17 per cent year-on-year drop in the first two months of the year, according to new numbers published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday.
The March IC output marked the largest monthly production since December 2021, according to previous records, indicating a recovery in China’s chip output.
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