Chinese chips could rival Qualcomm and Mediatek
 

Beancounters at data analyst TrendForce have been shuffling their tarot cards and have decided that one day that Chinese chip designers will rival the big names like Qualcomm and MediaTek.

The Chinese have been spending a fortune trying to get self-reliance in semiconductors and have spawned a cluster of chip designers.

Trendforce said that China has nine companies that design and sell chips in the global top 50 from just one in 2009. Clients such as Chinese smartphone manufacturers have also helped compatriot chip designers amass a market share of almost a fifth, according to data analyst TrendForce.

Huawei subsidiary HiSilicon and Spreadtrum Communications are rising in prominence as the government ploughs funds into home-grown technology to reduce cyber-security risk, following revelations in 2013 of US global cyber-snooping programs.

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