Analysis: China’s Chipmaking Hub Beats Covid Chaos With Closed-Loop Strategy

Closed-loop management and almost uninterrupted logistics have helped many chip companies keep their factories up and running in Wuxi — one of China’s key semiconductor manufacturing hubs — despite the city’s new wave of Covid-19 infections that started in late June, according to local sources.

The facilities are mainly situated in the city’s Xinwu district, a person at Wuxi’s industry and information technology bureau told Caixin. The area is home to factories run by big-name players like Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd. and SK Hynix Inc.