Hanxin

Hanxin (simplified Chinese: 汉芯; traditional Chinese: 漢芯; pinyin: Hànxīn) was a notorious Chinese academic fraudulence case, committed in the name of a digital signal processing (DSP) microchip. Chen Jin, a professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University claimed to have developed the chip in 2003. The Hanxin 1 was reportedly the first DSP chip to have been wholly developed in China. However, the chip was later revealed to have been developed by Freescale Semiconductors, a former Motorola subsidiary, with the original identifications sandpapered away.[1]

According to analysts, the case underscores the pressure on Chinese researchers to develop technological innovations which would enable China to bridge the gap with the West.[2] The Hanxin scandal was viewed as a major setback to China's ambition in terms of losses of substantial public funds and the time in a race that China entered late.[2][3]

  1. ^ Anne Toy, Mary (16 May 2006). "Chinese high-tech hero a fake". The Age.
  2. ^ a b "Computer chip fraud scandalizes China". New Scientist. May 15, 2006. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Two chip scandals set back China's IT industry". worldsecuritynetwork. Retrieved 2023-10-14.