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Fund backed by China memory giant YMTC invests in push for alternative chipmaking route

Fund backed by China memory giant YMTC invests in push for alternative chipmaking route
South China Morning Post Wednesday 12 August 2026, 13:00 UTC By Howard Liu 1 min read
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A venture capital fund backed by Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC), China’s top producer of NAND flash memory, has taken a stake in domestic semiconductor manufacturer SOI Micro, adding a high-profile investor to the country’s push for an alternative chipmaking ecosystem. Led by a prominent figure in China’s semiconductor industry, SOI Micro is focused on developing fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FD-SOI) technology – a low-power chipmaking technology that offers a complementary...

A venture capital fund backed by Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC), China’s top producer of NAND flash memory, has taken a stake in domestic semiconductor manufacturer SOI Micro, adding a high-profile investor to the country’s push for an alternative chipmaking ecosystem. Led by a prominent figure in China’s semiconductor industry, SOI Micro is focused on developing fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FD-SOI) technology – a low-power chipmaking technology that offers a complementary route...
China (LOCATION) YMTC (ORG) Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (ORG) SOI Micro (ORG)
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