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China's YMTC-backed fund invests in SOI Micro to advance domestic chipmaking

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A venture capital fund backed by China's leading NAND flash memory producer, Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC), has invested in SOI Micro, a domestic semiconductor manufacturer. This investment, made through the Changcun Industry Investment Fund, aims to bolster China's efforts in developing an alternative chipmaking ecosystem, focusing on low-power logic processes like fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FD-SOI) technology. SOI Micro, founded in Guangzhou, is led by Ye Tianchun, a prominent figure in China's semiconductor industry. AI

RANK_REASON Significant investment from a major Chinese semiconductor firm into a domestic manufacturer to advance chipmaking capabilities. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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China's YMTC-backed fund invests in SOI Micro to advance domestic chipmaking

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Howard Liu ·

    Fund backed by China memory giant YMTC invests in push for alternative chipmaking route

    A venture capital fund backed by Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC), China’s top producer of NAND flash memory, has taken a stake in domestic semiconductor manufacturer SOI Micro, adding a high-profile investor to the country’s push for an alternative chipmaking ecosystem. L…

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