Tech giants like Amazon, Alibaba, and Baidu produce their own chipsets. ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, announced that it will enter the semiconductor industry.
ByteDance pushes the button for semiconductor production
ByteDance spokesperson told CNBC, “ByteDance, the hero of many applications and games, especially TikTok, is facing the problem of chip supply. We will be entering the chip design process as we are having a hard time finding suppliers that can meet our requirements.” made statements.
ByteDance announced that it will cooperate with Chinese technology giants to speed up the production process. The chips to be produced will be used in the servers of video and entertainment platforms developed by ByteDance.
Explaining that it does not intend to sell the chips it produces, the company opened a job posting to gather experts in the semiconductor field. Chinese companies purchase services from foreign companies to manufacture some components, just like Apple does.
Semiconductors, which are needed in many areas, especially in the automobile and smart phone market, form the basis of the technology war between the USA and China. It is known that the Chinese government wants to leave Europe and America behind in the semiconductor sector.
The Chinese government has been making efforts to develop the chip industry in the country for a long time. However, it is clear that China needs to make more efforts to keep up with its competitors in the US and other parts of Asia.
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