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Article: Why SJ Semiconductor matters in China’s race to build home-grown AI chips

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SJ Semiconductor, a key player in advanced chip packaging, has received approval for an IPO on Shanghai's Star Market. This listing underscores China's strategic pivot toward advanced packaging to narrow the semiconductor technology gap and achieve self-reliance.

The move highlights how companies in China's supply chain are responding to surging domestic demand for AI chips. Advanced packaging techniques, like those SJ Semiconductor employs, integrate multiple components to boost performance and efficiency beyond the limits of a single silicon chip.

The main topics covered are SJ Semiconductor's IPO, China's semiconductor self-reliance strategy, the importance of advanced chip packaging, and the demand for home-grown AI chips.

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https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3344610/why-sj-semiconductor-matters-chinas-race-build-home-grown-ai-chips?utm_source=rss_feed

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Tech - South China Morning Post

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2026-02-26 00:00

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Why SJ Semiconductor matters in China’s race to build home-grown AI chips
SJ Semiconductor’s listing highlights the growing role of chip packaging in China’s strategy to narrow the technology gap
SJ Semiconductor, a key player in China’s advanced chip packaging sector, has received approval to list on Shanghai’s Nasdaq-style Star Market on Tuesday, marking a fresh step in the country’s push for semiconductor self-reliance amid US restrictions.
Its planned initial public offering (IPO) marks a significant milestone for China’s chipmaking industry, as Beijing pivots towards the high-stakes field of advanced packaging.
The move also reflects how companies across China’s semiconductor supply chain are moving to meet surging demand for home-grown AI chips amid the global artificial intelligence frenzy.
What is advanced chip packaging?
At its core, advanced semiconductor packaging refers to a suite of manufacturing processes that integrate multiple dies into a single, high-performance electronic package.
By moving beyond the limits of a single silicon die, this approach boosts processing capability while reducing power consumption and production costs.
SJ Semiconductor uses advanced techniques including 2.5D and 3D-integrated circuits, heterogeneous integration and fan-out wafer-level packaging.
Each method represents a different way of assembling chips from a wafer into a single, electrically connected unit protected by plastic, metal or glass. These packaged chiplets are then mounted onto printed circuit boards, forming the high speed core of electronic devices.