Having own microelectronics industry nowadays determines not only the economic independence of the country, but its defenses. The Chinese authorities are well aware of this, and establish an investment fund of $ 161 billion That will support development of domestic processors and other market participants microelectronics in China. These funds will be spend over the next five to ten years, in particular, and to the consolidation of assets and consolidation.
The first step in the consolidation of the processor industry in China should be the unification of Spreadtrum and RDA Microelectronics - companies that produce chips with a high degree of integration for smart phones and televisions. As the site DigiTimes, the next step could be the union Allwinner Technology and Rockchip Electronics - two other developers microprocessors for mobile devices whose products are well known outside of China. On this base it will be created united company with state participation, which will be engaged in developing solutions to the market Internet of Things and wearable devices. In addition to investments in the development, the Chinese government intends to support the financing of the construction of new branch facilities.
Clearly, such initiatives just cause concern among US authorities that may prohibit Chinese holdings Tsinghua Unigroup acquire assets memory manufacturer Micron for $ 23 billion. A Chinese company has to convince the public that these funds are not connected with the state budget allocated for the development of the industry .