China’s next 5-year plan, stretching from 2021-2025, is said to put an extra focus on technology in an effort to reach semiconductor self-sufficiency. The plan’s goal is to increase China’s IC production capacity by 40% compared to the last plan and to advance the country’s manufacturing technology to 7nm. China’s first Five-Year Plan ran from 1953 to 1957 … Continue reading China wants to reach ‘semiconductor self-sufficiency’ over next 5 years