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Inside the software that will become the next battlefront of a US-China chip war
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Inside the software that will become the next battlefront of a US-China chip war

By Andrew McCollum

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Electronic design automation (EDA) software, a mighty part of the semiconductor supply chain, is mostly controlled by three companies from the West. The US recently blocked China and over 150 other countries from accessing certain EDA tools without obtaining special licences. How did the industry become so US-centric, and can’t China develop its own alternative software?

Zeyi YangThe days when computer chips were designed by hand are long gone. Where chips contained thousands of transistors in the 1970s, they have more than a hundred billion today, and it’s impossible to create these designs manually. That’s where electronic design automation (EDA) software comes in. It’s a category of tools that help electrical engineers design and develop ever more complex chips. This software now forms the latest battle front

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