The Yangzhou factory is the largest and most efficient GF Piping Systems factory in Asia, which can serve customers in relatively new sectors like microelectronics, water treatment, chemicals, marine, construction and data centers.

扬州工厂是亚洲最大、效率最高的GF管道系统工厂，可为微电子、水处理、化工、海洋、建筑和数据中心等相对较新行业的客户提供服务。

Shares of the Chinese chip company Sai MicroElectronics plunged after the German government banned it from purchasing the automotive chip assets of Germany's Elmos Semiconductor.

中国芯片公司赛微电子的股价暴跌，此前德国政府禁止其购买德国Elmos半导体公司的汽车芯片资产。

Sai MicroElectronics was trading down 6.9 percent at 16.08 yuan ($2.22) as of 1.30 pm on Thursday.

截至周四下午1点30分，赛微电子股价下跌6.9%，至人民币16.08元（合2.22美元）。

The German government issued a document to stop the acquisition of automotive chip production assets of Elmos by Sai MicroElectronics' Swedish subsidiary Silex Microsystems, the Beijing-based developer of micro-electromechanical system chip techniques and manufacturing wafers said on Thursday.

总部位于北京的微机电系统芯片技术和晶圆制造开发商赛微电子的瑞典子公司Silex Microsystems周四表示，德国政府发布文件，停止收购Elmos的汽车芯片生产资产。

Sai MicroElectronics will continue to pay attention to the automotive chip industry and related businesses, it noted.

赛微电子将继续关注汽车芯片行业及相关业务。

Chinese chip company Sai MicroElectronics Inc said it has not received any official decision or document so far from German authorities about its wholly-owned subsidiary's acquisition plan of an automobile chip manufacturing line in Germany.

中国芯片公司赛微电子表示，到目前为止，尚未收到德国当局关于其全资子公司收购德国汽车芯片生产线计划的任何正式决定或文件。

The comments came after the German media quoted sources stating that the German government plans to approve Silex Microsystems AB, a Sweden-based wholly subsidiary of Sai MicroElectronics, to acquire Germany company Elmos Semiconductor SE's auto chip line in Dortmund in the upcoming weeks.

此前，德国媒体援引消息人士的话称，德国政府计划在未来几周内批准赛微电子的瑞典全资子公司Silex Microsystems AB收购德国Elmos Semiconductor SE公司在多特蒙德的汽车芯片生产线。

Sai MicroElectronics said in a statement on Thursday that up to the present, neither the company nor its domestic and foreign subsidiaries have received any official decision or document from Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action regarding the approval result of foreign direct investment in this acquisition transaction.

赛微电子周四在一份声明中表示，截至目前，该公司及其国内外子公司均未收到德国联邦经济事务和气候行动部关于此次收购交易中外国直接投资批准结果的任何官方决定或文件。

All information related to this acquisition transaction shall be subject to the final decision of the German government and the official announcement document of the company, Sai MicroElectronics said.

赛微电子表示，与此次收购交易有关的所有信息均以德国政府的最终决定和公司的官方公告文件为准。

Despite the clarification statement, Sai MicroElectronics' shares，which are listed in Shenzhen, surged as much as nearly 11 percent on Friday morning before the rise narrowed to about 7 percent.

尽管有澄清声明，但在深圳上市的赛微电子的股价在周五上午飙升了近11%，随后涨幅收窄至约7%。

It came into existence after its parent company acquired Spreadtrum Communications Inc, the world's third-largest mobile phone chipmaker, in 2013, and RDA Microelectronics Inc, the fourth-largest, in 2014.

US regulators' approval comes amid tightening scrutiny of Chinese FDIBeijing-based Naura Microelectronics Equipment Co Ltd announced it has finalized a deal to buy the United States' Akrion Systems LLC, a semiconductor manufacturing equipment company, following approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

Crimping capital flowsOn Aug 9, US President Joe Biden signed an executive order establishing an outbound investment review mechanism led by the US Department of the Treasury to restrict or prohibit US capital from investing in China's semiconductor, microelectronics, quantum computing and AI sectors.

He said the Shenzhen government will continue to carry out in-depth cooperation with Hong Kong in areas such as information technology, life sciences, artificial intelligence and microelectronics, and support Hong Kong in developing the Northern Metropolis, a mega-township project in the northern New Territories bordering Shenzhen.

Biden's executive order will designate China as a "country of concern," and it will limit American investments in three categories of national security technologies: semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies, and certain artificial intelligence systems, according to the US Treasury Department.

The other well paid majors ranking from 5th to 10th on the highest-paid major list for undergraduates include electronic science and technology, microelectronics science and engineering, network engineering, Internet of Things engineering, electronic information science and technology as well as automation.

Shu Jueting, the ministry's spokeswoman, made the remarks on Thursday in response to media reports that the European Union has proposed sanctions on seven Chinese companies that are accused of selling microelectronics and other products to Russia.

Pall Corp, Danaher's microelectronics unit, has also been accelerating its localization in China.

China Resources Microelectronics will go all out in the construction of its 12-inch integrated circuit plant in Guangdong's Shenzhen, which is expected to go into operation at the end of next year and have the capacity of producing 480,000 chips annually, its president Li Hong said.

For instance, Pall Corp, Danaher's microelectronics business unit based in New York, has been accelerating its localization pace in China by setting up innovation and technical support facilities, and expanding its manufacturing capacity of microelectronic filtration products, as well as delivering China-based manufacturing, research and development, and applications.

The 12 additional ones mainly include quantum computing and semiconductor entities, such as Hangzhou Zhongke Microelectronics, the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, and Hunan Goke Microelectronics.

One area that China urgently needs to focus on is the science-based industries such as biological pharmaceutical, chemical basic materials and advanced microelectronics, said Lei.

In 2017, Micron sued Fuxadjian Jinhua and the latter's partner United Microelectronics Corp. Fuxadjian Jinhua did not respond to requests for comments on the settlement.

Alibaba's investment in ASR Microelectronics Co Ltd, a wireless chipmaker, was also mentioned in the sample case, as the move is seen strengthening the global competitiveness of China's cellular communications capabilities.

The first 50 key enterprises, including China Electronics Data Service Co, Jointown Pharmaceutical Group, Zhuhai Orbita Aerospace Science and Technology Co and Sai MicroElectronics Inc, have signed agreements with the park and will participate in various data-related innovation projects.

At 1.6 billion euros ($1.81 billion), the investment made by the semiconductor group represents one of the largest such projects in the microelectronics sector in Europe.

Huang Jipo, chairman of Chinese chipmaker Sine Microelectronics, said carmakers have stringent standards for the reliability and stability of automobile chips, which makes them prefer established foreign chip giants over emerging Chinese companies.

The South Koreans were from three Chinese high-tech companies－TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd, Tianma Microelectronics Co Ltd and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd－in the Wuhan East Lake High-Tech Development Zone, also known as the Optics Valley of China.

Huang Jipo, chairman of Chinese chipmaker Sine Microelectronics, said earlier that carmakers have stringent standards to ensure the reliability and stability of automobile chips, which makes them prefer established foreign chip giants over emerging Chinese companies.

Through internal restructuring, the subsidiary, originally named BYD Microelectronics Co Ltd, now covers the development, production and sale of power semiconductors, intelligent control products, intelligent sensors and optoelectronic semiconductors.

This technological evolution draws on research and development, as well as technologies, such as artificial intelligence, internet of things, new materials, and smart production in line with the Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0, as opposed to the First Industrial Revolution of the 1800s with the introduction of the power loom, the Second Industrial Revolution ignited by electrification, and the Third Industrial Revolution, involving microelectronics and automation.

LCD driver provider Novatek Microelectronics said its Suzhou unit will strictly follow the local government's anti-COVID-19 requirements and it will not see a significant impact on its operations.

At 1.6 billion euros ($1.88 billion), the investment made by the semiconductor group represents one of the largest such projects in the microelectronics sector in Europe.

The last few months have clearly shown how essential microelectronics are in virtually every area of life.

"For China, to make technological breakthroughs, talent is a must," said Wang Zhihua, a professor at the Institute of Microelectronics of Tsinghua University.

Han Feng, an analyst with Chinese media outlet Wallstreet CN, said that even if Newport's capacity is expanded based on investment plans announced earlier this year, it will only be put on a par with production capacity of peers such as China Resources Microelectronics.

The 12 new suppliers, including Nanping Aluminum, Giga Device, Everwin Precision, Tianma Microelectronics and Jiangsu Gian Technology, are mainly focused on microchips and precise instruments.

The new school of integrated circuits, jointly built by Tsinghua's Department of Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics and the Department of Electronic Engineering, will also establish an interdisciplinary research center.

Zhou Yumei, a national political advisor and a researcher at the Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, called for more support for the IC industry.

China must consider not only 0 to 1 innovation, but also how to become globally competitive," said Wang Zhihua, a professor at the Institute of Microelectronics of Tsinghua University.

The three largest TMT IPOs in the first half were those from JD, NetEase and China Resources Microelectronics.

China Resources Microelectronics, which was listed on the science and technology innovation board or the STAR Market, raised $4.3 billion yuan, the PwC report said.

Among them, Luc Van Den Hove, president of the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC), and Rob Van Kranenburg, founder of the European IoT Council, hailed China's progress in developing the technologies and expressed wishes to cooperate with local enterprises via videos.

The investment in integrated circuit manufacturing represented by Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd, the T4 project of China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd (CSOT) and Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co Ltd's G6 second phase project, increased by 38 percent on a yearly basis.

Wei Shaojun, a microelectronics professor at Tsinghua University, said China is one of the world's largest semiconductor markets.

Later, it also bought RDA Microelectronics Inc, then the world's fourth-largest chipmaker.

Another seven industry giants, including video surveillance firm Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology, China Mobile and chipmaker China Resources Microelectronics Ltd, announced Monday night they will increase holdings in their own companies.

Fortior Technology Co Ltd, Suzhou Delphi Laser Co Ltd and CellWise Microelectronics Co Ltd will be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's sci-tech innovation board, commonly known as the STAR market, according to the China Securities Regulatory Commission.

China Resources Microelectronics got listed on the STAR market in Shanghai raising 4.3 billion yuan.

Shanxi Huaxiang Group Co Ltd, Ways Electron Co Ltd, Hangzhou Li-On Microelectronics Co Ltd, Zhejiang Gongdong Medical Technology Co Ltd, Zhongyan Technology Co Ltd, Qingdao Sentury Tire Co Ltd and Hunan Huawen Food Co Ltd will be listed on the A-share market, the China Securities Regulatory Commission said in a statement.

Shanghai-based integrated circuit maker Anji Microelectronics even reported a 400 percent jump－the highest on the board－on the first trading day.

Shanghai-based integrated circuit maker Anji Microelectronics, which had vaulted up 400 percent a day earlier, saw its stock price decline by 8.81 percent.

The prices of all 25 stocks more than doubled on Monday with Anji Microelectronics Technology Co Ltd, a manufacturer of semiconductor materials, surging by more than 400 percent.

Shanghai-based integrated circuit maker Anji Microelectronics reported the biggest daily jump of 400 percent to close at 196 yuan ($28.50) per share.

Shenzhen-based small molecule innovative medicines maker Chipscreen Biosciences, semiconductor material provider Anji Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co Ltd and Suzhou-based machine vision technology provider TZTEK saw their applications go public on the new tech board approved at a review conference on Friday as scheduled.

Anji Microelectronics saw its annual income reach 248 million yuan ($36 million) in 2018, according to its prospectus.

The Beijing-based company became the largest chip firm in China after it acquired Spreadtrum Communications Inc, the world's third-largest mobile phone chipmaker, and RDA Microelectronics Inc, the fourth-largest, in 2013.