China Daily Global / 2021-01 / 11 / Page006 Chinese chipmakers eye global glory By CHENG YU | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-01-11 00:00 Amid sanctions and uncertainty, domestic firms ride policy support for self-reliance This year is likely to prove fruitful for Dou Qiang. The president of Tianjin Phytium Information Technology Co Ltd, a Chinese manufacturer of server chips or integrated circuits (ICs), has been busy answering incessant phone calls from prospective customers desperate to receive supplies of chips. "Demand for chips manufactured by Chinese companies has been very intense these days. The number of buy orders had already hit a record high at the beginning of last year," Dou said.