- Each side will be represented by 10 chip companies
- The working group will meet twice a year to discuss issues such as intellectual property, trade policy and encryption
As per a report by Reuters, the Chinese Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA), announced that it will establish a working group with its U.S-based counterpart. The report added that the announcement on the CSIA website, which caused a rise in prices of semiconductor related stocks in China, can indicate closer cooperation as the two countries as they spar over technology.
The report added that the CSIA said in its post it would form a joint working group with Washington-based Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Each side will be represented by 10 chip companies. The working group will meet twice a year to discuss issues such as intellectual property, trade policy and encryption. The date of the first meeting and the companies involved were not specified.
Each side will be represented by 10 chip companies
The report said that China is the world’s largest purchaser of semiconductors, but its domestic production of chips is marginal. Beijing has long been asking local governments and private enterprises to invest in the domestic chip industry.
The report added that as per research firm ICInsights, of the $143 billion in chips sold in China in 2020, only $22.7 billion worth were produced in China, and only $8.3 billion was produced by Chinese-headquartered companies.
