Author: Robyn Klingler-Vidra

China’s chip industry is gaining momentum – it could alter the global economic and security landscape Dragon Images/Shutterstock Robyn Klingler-Vidra, King’s College London and Steven Hai, King’s College London China’s national champions for computer chip – or semiconductor – design and manufacturing, HiSilicon and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), are making waves in Washington. SMIC was long considered a laggard. Despite being the recipient of billions of dollars from the Chinese government since its founding in 2000, it remained far from the technological frontier. But that perception — and the self-assurance it gave the US — is changing. In August 2023,…