China’s semiconductor output jumps 40% in first quarter amid growing dominance in legacy chipsChina’s total integrated circuit (IC) output surged 40 per cent to 98.1 billion units in the first quarter, a sign that the country is expanding its production of older-generation chips while being constrained by US trade restrictions on advanced chip-making equipment.National IC output jumped 28.4 per cent to 36.2 billion units in March alone, reaching an all-time high, according to the latest data rel...