China mandates chipmakers use 50% domestic equipment for new capacity to achieve semiconductor self-sufficiency amid US export restrictions; authorities aim for 100% local equipment eventually.

Exclusive: China mandates 50% domestic equipment rule for chipmakers, sources say

SummaryCompaniesBeijing's new chip self-sufficiency mandate to benefit domestic suppliersChinese chipmakers must use 50% domestically made equipment for adding new capacityChina has long been dependent on foreign chipmaking equipmentBut US export curbs have forced Chinese fabs to go domesticSINGAPORE, Dec 30 (Reuters) - China is requiring chipmakers to use at least 50% domestically made equipment for adding new capacity, three people familiar with the matter said, as Beijing pushes to build a se...