Semiconductor: The Big Fund s latest investment comes after it invested 13 billion yuan into Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) earlier this year, marking one of its largest investments in recent years.
Hua Hong Semiconductor: Its target of 300 billion yuan ($41 billion) outdoes similar funds in 2014 and 2019, which according to government reports, raised 138.7 billion yuan and 200 billion yuan respectively.
Several anonymous sources told Reuters that China is looking to raise $41 billion to fund its semiconductor industry and achieve self-sufficiency in the face of US technological sanctions.