China spent more on chipmaking equipment than South Korea, Taiwan, and the U.S. combined — $25B in investments in the first half of the year | Tom's Hardware

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China spent more on chipmaking equipment than South Korea, Taiwan, and the U.S. combined — $25B in investments in the first half of the year
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China isn’t doing that. China has had access to older fab equipment for years but still fails to truly innovate

Don't you remember all the articles about how China had made unexpected advances last year?

I remember they finally were able to make a ball point pen all by themselves in 2017.

When I actually start seeing products that aren't contaminated with fake ICs or are actually grounded properly without hyper-strict foreign supervision, I'll change my tune. Until then, there isn't an article in the world that will convince me that China is actually innovating or taking steps to make quality products.

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