Province bolstered by domestic chip industry

Guizhou Huaxintong Semiconductor Technology Co has signed a strategic partnership with Guizhou-Cloud Big Data Industry Co to jointly develop a cloud platform based on homegrown chips. The move is part of the local government's efforts to beef up its presence in information technology.

The cloud platform will include chips that use ARM architecture, a design that has the edge over competitors because of its attractive cost and low power consumption. It will offer a full set of cloud-service solutions, including chips, servers, operating systems and cloud applications.

The advanced chip was developed by Guizhou Huaxintong, which is a joint venture between Qualcomm Inc, a leading manufacturer of semiconductors, and the government of Guizhou province.