TikTok Parent Treads On Alibaba's Path To Reduce Dependence On Foreign Tech
- TikTok owner ByteDance looks to hire dozens of new semiconductor jobs, insinuating its in-house chip design unit, the SCMP reports.
- ByteDance borrowed a leaf from Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) and Tencent Holding Ltd's (OTC: TCEHY) initiatives to reduce China's reliance on foreign tech.
- Both companies, along with ByteDance, have large cloud computing operations.
- Also Read: US Targets China's Largest Chipmaker After Huawei To Check Growing Chip Dominance
- "Big cloud companies are investing in chips to save costs by using Arm-based chips," said a senior analyst. "Instead of going with general-purpose chips from Intel Corp (NASDAQ: INTC), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NASDAQ: AMD), and Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA), these cloud vendors are trying to build purpose-built AI accelerators to save costs and get better performance per watt."
- ByteDance confirmed hiring semiconductor talent. However, building a chip team remains in a preliminary stage.
- ByteDance considered designing application-specific chips for its use to support the higher computing needs of its services. It did not look to manufacture chips.
- ByteDance's job board on its website currently shows 31 related listings, spanning positions that cover the entire chip design cycle.
- However, China's dependence on the U.S. for foreign technology remains high, as China failed to commercialize chips using the most advanced node processes smaller than 10nm.
- The U.S. expects a preliminary vote this week on a slimmed-down China competition bill that focuses on $52 billion in support for semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S.
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