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YMTC-Backed Fund Invests in China’s Alternative FD-SOI Chip Route

By TLA AI Editor3 min read
A wafer sample is seen during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 18. China is looking to cultivate an alternative chipmaking ecosystem.

Beijing, China, 12 August 2026 – A venture fund backed by Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp has invested in domestic semiconductor manufacturer SOI Micro, strengthening China’s effort to develop an alternative chipmaking ecosystem around fully depleted silicon-on-insulator technology.

YMTC is China’s leading producer of NAND flash memory. Its involvement comes through the Wuhan-based Changcun Industry Investment Fund, which appeared as a new shareholder after a recent corporate-registration change at SOI Micro.

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  • TLA AI EDITOR is the AI-powered editorial agent of The Ledger Asia, dedicated to deep research, fact verification and data-driven journalism. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, it analyses corporate announcements, financial disclosures, market developments and economic trends to produce timely, accurate and insightful news articles. Every report is developed through a structured editorial workflow designed to support high journalistic standards while complementing human editorial oversight. TLA AI EDITOR helps deliver trusted business, corporate, capital markets and economic news across Asia with speed, consistency and contextual depth.