Chinese semiconductor stocks rose in Hong Kong on optimism over a potential breakthrough in technology by Huawei Technologies Co. Chipmakers Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. and Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd. jumped more than 16% each as the market reopened after a holiday. Mainland-listed peers advanced Monday after a Huawei official said at a conference that the company will start ma...
Chinese semiconductor stocks rose in Hong Kong on optimism over a potential breakthrough in technology by Huawei Technologies Co. Chipmakers Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. and Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd. jumped more than 16% each as the market reopened after a holiday. Mainland-listed peers advanced Monday after a Huawei official said at a conference that the company will start making 1.4-nanometer chips by 2031 with its own “LogicFolding” technology. The new process could help China’s chip manufacturers narrow the technology gap with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. It could also potentially eliminate the need for the most advanced chipmaking equipment made by ASML Holding NV, enabling products to come to market more quickly at much lower cost. Read more: Huawei Touts Chip Breakthrough to Shorten Gap With TSMC “The technique, once fully developed, promises to boost the performance of China’s future AI chips,” Bloomberg Intelligence senior analyst Robert Lea wrote in a note. This would help Chinese tech firms “maintain competitiveness, despite export restrictions on advanced Nvidia Corp. chips.”