Tsinghua inaugurates new school for chip talent By Chen Liubing | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-04-22 16:09 Share CLOSE A worker inspects auto chips at Anxin Electronic Technology Co in Chizhou, Anhui province. [Photo by Sheng Wenpeng/For China Daily]
Tsinghua University officially inaugurated its new school for integrated circuits on Thursday, striving to cultivate talents for the country s IC industry and make indigenous Chinese chips, according to a report from youth.cn.
Integrated circuits the heart and brains of electronic products are crucial to the development of the information technology industry. China s IC industry has been on track for high-speed growth in recent years, but its comparatively low technical level has hindered its move toward the high end of the value chain.