News The Chip Papers: U.S. Trails China in Published High-Tech Research Papers

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The US has lost its position as the country with the most published research papers around chips and related technologies to its perceived threat in the geopolitical landscape: China.

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[BogdanH]

Very interesting article! -just needed to say it.

Bogdan

 

[bit_user]

@Francisco Alexandre Pires ,

Uh, despite or because of the sanctions? If anything, sactions should be spurring China to invest more into research.

as of the 2023 edition, around 75% of the submissions originated in academia, showcasing that universities have become increasingly important in developing cutting-edge tech.

Or, perhaps industry research is now just more closely-guarded?

In China's case, they don't have much to lose from publishing while they're still behind. Let's see how much publishing they do, once they catch up to the cutting edge.

Another possible explanation is the potential for enforcement of IP infringement. Maybe China isn't worried about taking Western companies to court, but it's a lot harder for Western companies to litigate IP infringement in China.

To put that number in perspective, Cerebras, one of the world’s leading-edge chip designers, has received around $720 million in funding from its various capital raises.

The work done by private, fabless companies is not comparable to R&D by universities. The nature of the expenditures are wholly different, as well.

the U.S. still spends more on higher education funding as a percentage of GDP

This is also a deeply-flawed comparison, as it includes student loans. Undergrad student loans contribute very little towards cutting edge research.

You'd be far better off looking at NSF and DOE grants, if you want to compare how much the US is investing in academic research.