The US is trying its best to slow China down.
However, an equally serious challenger has now emerged in the form of SEIDA, a Chinese startup founded by a veteran Silicon Valley software executive.
Liguo “Recoo” Zhang, the CEO of SEIDA, and three other Chinese-born colleagues left Siemens EDA, a U.S. unit of Siemens AG, aiming to break the foreign monopoly on Optical Proximity Correction (OPC) technology, reported Reuters.
The OPC tool is indispensable for designing advanced chips crucial for emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing. SEIDA’s bold pitch attracted powerful Chinese investors, including Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), a leading Chinese microchip maker with alleged ties to China’s military.
Leave a reply