# East Asia Brief — Semiconductors & AI Hardware: China

Memory, foundry, equipment and materials across Korea, China and Japan — and the export rules that bound them.

- [China RISC-V Chipmakers Tap Domestic 14nm Nodes for Industrial AI](https://eastasiabrief.com/semiconductors/china-risc-v-chipmakers-tap-domestic-14nm-nodes-industrial-73) — Chinese fabless designers are taping out custom RISC-V edge accelerators on SMIC 14nm lines to bypass advanced packaging constraints. *(August 28, 2026; Semiconductors · China · Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, Canaan Inc., Alibaba Group Holding, JCET Group, Tongfu Microelectronics)*
- [JCET expands automotive radar SiP packaging lines to capture ADAS sensor demand](https://eastasiabrief.com/semiconductors/jcet-expands-automotive-radar-sip-packaging-lines-capture-adas-58) — China's largest OSAT is ramping high-density system-in-package capacity for 77 GHz millimeter-wave modules at its Jiangyin plant. *(August 28, 2026; Semiconductors · China · JCET Group)*
- [China expands 300mm silicon wafer capacity to cut reliance on Japanese suppliers](https://eastasiabrief.com/semiconductors/china-expands-300mm-silicon-wafer-capacity-cut-reliance-japanese-45) — Domestic wafer manufacturers scale 12-inch polished and epitaxial shipments to supply local foundries, displacing imported substrates from Tokyo. *(August 28, 2026; Semiconductors · China · National Silicon Industry Group, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, Hua Hong Semiconductor, Shin-Etsu Chemical, SUMCO)*
- [China DRAM Makers Advance Proprietary Vertical Stacking to Counter HBM Export Curbs](https://eastasiabrief.com/semiconductors/china-dram-makers-advance-proprietary-vertical-stacking-counter-hbm-28) — Domestic memory fabricators and packaging houses deploy customized TSV tools and hybrid bonding to build localized high-bandwidth architectures. *(August 28, 2026; Semiconductors · China · ChangXin Memory Technologies, JCET Group, Naura Technology Group)*
- [Naura and SMEE Accelerate Domestic Tool Shipments to Chinese Fabs](https://eastasiabrief.com/semiconductors/naura-smee-accelerate-domestic-tool-shipments-chinese-fabs-22) — Chinese chipmakers expand procurement of domestic etching and lithography tools as foundries push to insulate production lines from export controls. *(August 28, 2026; Semiconductors · China · Naura Technology Group, Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. China)*

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