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China to launch $40 billion state fund to boost chip industry
It is likely to be the biggest of three funds launched by the China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund.


Beijing: China is set to launch a new state-backed investment fund that aims to raise about $40 billion for its semiconductor sector, two people familiar with the matter said, as the country ramps up efforts to catch up with the U.S. and other rivals.
It is likely to be the biggest of three funds launched by the China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, also known as the Big Fund.
Its target of 300 billion yuan ($41 billion) outdoes similar funds in 2014 and 2019, which according to government reports, raised 138.7 billion yuan and 200 billion yuan respectively.
One main area of investment will be equipment for chip manufacturing, said one of the two people and a third person familiar with the matter.
President Xi Jinping has long stressed the need for China to achieve self-sufficiency in semiconductors. That need has become all the more pressing after Washington imposed a series of export control measures over the last couple of years, citing fears that Beijing could use advanced chips to boost its military capabilities.
In October, the U.S. rolled out a sweeping sanctions package that cut China's access to advanced chipmaking equipment and U.S. allies Japan and the Netherlands have taken similar steps.
The new fund was approved by Chinese authorities in recent months, two of the people said.
China's finance ministry is planning to contribute 60 billion yuan, said one person. Other contributors could not be immediately learned.
All the sources declined to be identified as the discussions were confidential.
The State Council Information Office, which handles media queries on behalf of the government, the finance ministry and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
The Big Fund also did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Courtesy: Reuters

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