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Chinese chipmakers expand: Hua Hong invests $2 billion, CXMT starts HBM3E trial production

Sep 2, 2026 · Issue 5 · 3 sources, 3 articles

Hua Hong, China's second-largest foundry, is investing $2 billion to expand capacity because of AI demand, through a joint venture with state investment entities. CXMT has started trial production of HBM3E memory chips in China.

Who is affected and how

supplier
Chinese capacity expansion could shape supply and prices in the global chip and memory market.
plant manager
Semiconductor supply sources should be diversified if AI demand tightens supply.

Sources

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