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news Scmp World 2026-05-25

Chinese Chip Pioneer Da Bo Returns to China After Leading TSMC's Japan Plant

Semiconductor prodigy Da Bo, instrumental in developing TSMC's 3nm chip production line in Japan, has returned to China with his research team. He is now a chair professor at the University of Science and Technology of China.


A Chinese chip pioneer who made his name in Japan – sweeping its top awards and developing the core components of the world’s most advanced production line – has returned to China, along with his team of researchers. Da Bo, a semiconductor prodigy whose research underpins TSMC’s 3-nanometre chip production line in Japan, is listed on the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) website as a chair professor at the School of Engineering Science. Da joined Japan’s National Institute for...

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