Technology Two Chinese Startups Tried to Catch Up to Makers of Advanced Computer Chips—and Failed By Kevin Colleran On Jan 9, 2022 0 Share China has spent billions of dollars in recent years trying to catch up to the world’s most advanced semiconductor makers. Two foundry projects, led in part by a little-known entrepreneur then in his 30s, help show why China has yet to succeed. The projects, in the Chinese cities of Wuhan and Jinan, were supposed to churn out semiconductors nearly as complex as the more-sophisticated chips made by industry leaders (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Taiwan Semiconductor...