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Top chip designer Sun Nan leaves US and finds 'room to play' in China


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Published in Science and Technology on Wednesday, February 12th 2025 at 3:42 GMT by MSN   Print publication without navigation

  • Tsinghua University chip expert Sun Nan's return to China went largely unnoticed in the wave of Chinese scientists returning from abroad - that is, until last week, when the prestigious university in Beijing put a social media spotlight on the professor who has helped create more than 50 cutting-edge chips in a little over four years.

Sun Nan, a prominent chip designer who previously worked at Broadcom, has returned to China to lead the development of advanced chips at the state-backed China Innovation Center for Integrated Circuits (CICIC). His move comes amidst a backdrop of increasing U.S. restrictions on technology exports to China, which has spurred a talent migration back to China. Sun's expertise in designing high-speed data center chips is now being utilized to help China reduce its dependency on foreign technology, particularly in the realm of semiconductors. His return is part of a broader strategy to bolster China's domestic semiconductor industry, aiming to achieve technological self-sufficiency and compete globally in the tech sector. This shift is seen as both a challenge to U.S. tech dominance and an opportunity for China to innovate independently.

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