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China's memory chip makers diverge amid US sanctions and IPO success

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China's domestic memory chip industry has seen significant development over the past decade, with companies like Yangtze Memory Technology Corp (YTC) and Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT) emerging. While both started in 2016 with the goal of challenging established global players in DRAM and NAND flash, their paths have diverged. CXMT successfully launched an IPO, whereas YTC faced a US blacklist that halted its mass production plans. AI

IMPACT Developments in memory chip manufacturing are crucial for AI hardware, impacting the cost and performance of AI systems.

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  1. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) ·

    China's Memory-Chip Decade: It's Not Only About the Winners

    Jinhua and CXMT both started in 2016 to break the Samsung-SK Hynix-Micron DRAM hold. A US blacklist froze one on the eve of mass production, while the other just rang the bell at the A-share IPO.

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