China’s chip investment falls in first half of 2025 while equipment funding surges: report
China’s semiconductor industry investment totalled 455 billion yuan (US$63.3 billion) in the first half of 2025, a decline of 9.8 per cent from a year earlier, according to a report from chip market research firm Cinno. In contrast, investment in semiconductor equipment surged more than 53 per cent from the same period last year, highlighting
