The semiconductor field has always been considered by the industry to be an industry without the opportunity to overtake in corners, but China has been seeking breakthroughs in this field. Recently, China has successfully independently developed 7nm cutting-edge chips, which has also attracted the attention of the industry. However, although domestic chips have made some progress, they still face serious dependence on imports in key raw materials. This article will conduct an in-depth analysis of the current situation and challenges in the development of domestic chips, and lead readers to have an in-depth understanding of the real situation of the domestic semiconductor industry.
Some breakthroughs in the field of semiconductors in China have attracted people's attention, but the dependence on key raw materials has become an important factor restricting the development of domestic chips. The self-sufficiency rate of key raw materials such as silicon wafers and photoresists is less than 10, which means that China still needs to rely heavily on imports in the chip manufacturing process. Although there are also bottlenecks in technology and market share in the domestic process part, domestic manufacturers are relatively more willing to invest in more profitable fields with low technical thresholds such as R&D chip design, rather than working semiconductor raw materials.
In the field of semiconductor raw materials, factors such as high technical barriers, large upfront investment, and limited market space make it difficult for domestic enterprises to make major breakthroughs in a short period of time. The wide variety of markets and complex technology fortresses make it difficult to fully cover all kinds of raw materials, even if some companies are willing to invest in R&D. Therefore, domestic chips are facing many challenges if they want to make up for these shortcomings in a short period of time.
Although domestic chips have made certain breakthroughs, they still face many challenges in the semiconductor chain. In terms of silicon wafer manufacturing, most of the domestic silicon wafers are still in the stage of 300nm large silicon wafers, and their market share is limited; In the field of photoresist, most of the domestic processes are around 90nm, and there is still a certain gap from the more advanced 65nm process. These current situations show that there is still an obvious gap between the development of domestic chips and foreign countries.
The investment and R&D of domestic manufacturers in the field of semiconductor raw materials are relatively insufficient, mainly concentrated in areas with larger market space such as chip design, resulting in backwardness in raw material self-sufficiency rate and manufacturing process. The wide variety and high technical difficulty also bring greater challenges to domestic manufacturers, and more efforts and investment are required to make breakthroughs.
Although there has been some progress in domestic chips, in order to break through the international semiconductor market, we still need to face reality and challenges. Problems such as insufficient self-sufficiency rate, backward technology, and market limitations have restricted the development of domestic chips, and more R&D investment and technological breakthroughs are needed. Domestic manufacturers need to increase investment in semiconductor raw materials and improve their independent research and development capabilities in order to truly realize the rise of domestic chips.
While domestic chips have made certain breakthroughs, they are still facing practical challenges such as dependence on imports of raw materials, backward technology and market. In order to realize the rise of domestic chips, it is necessary to increase investment and research and development in the field of raw materials, and improve the ability of independent innovation to meet the competitive challenges of the international semiconductor market. Only by overcoming various difficulties and challenges can domestic chips truly move towards the international stage and achieve sustainable development and growth.