Contract chipmaker Hua Hong Semiconductor has long played second fiddle to China’s national champion Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp in their home base of Shanghai, but US restrictions on advanced technology and Beijing’s yearning for chip self-sufficiency have thrust it into the spotlight.Already listed in Hong Kong, China’s second-largest chip foundry received regulatory approval last month for a $2.5bn secondary listing in Shanghai on the tech-centric Star Market. Most of the funds to be raised are intended for upgrading and expanding its production facilities.
相對於中國的國家冠軍企業中芯國際(SMIC),總部同在上海的代工晶片製造商華虹半導體(Hua Hong Semiconductor)長期扮演次要角色,但美國對先進技術的限制以及北京方面對晶片自給自足的渴望使其站到聚光燈下。