- Hanxin
Hanxin (Chinese: 汉芯;
Pinyin : "Hànxīn") is the name of adigital signal processing (DSP)microchip . A Chinese professor, Chen Jin, claimed to have developed the chip in2003 . Chen Jin was a professor at the prestigiousJiaotong University inShanghai . The Hanxin 1 was reportedly the first DSP chip to have been wholly developed in China.Exposure
At the beginning of 2006, an anonymous user in a popular Chinese internet forum
Tianya Club wrote an article about the forgery of this DSP chip with very detailed references. Later various Chinese media includingMing Pao , aHong Kong newspaper, claims that various ministries of the Chinese government have been investigating the Hanxin, and Chen may have duplicated aFreescale DSP from the West. Ming Pao claimed on2006-03-14 that the investigation had determined that the claims by Chen were exaggerated, and that the investigation was continuing.On
2006-05-12 , theChina News Service reported that Chen's research was faked and the Hanxin project had been canceled.The government decided to retrieve all funds allocated to the Hanxin research, and permanently banned Chen from doing any government-funded research and ordered him to return investment money. He could also face a criminal investigation.
References
* [http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/blog/asiatech/archives/2006/03/a_chinese_chip.html A Chinese chip scandal?]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/15/technology/15fraud.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5090&en=332554968b0aebdd&ex=1305345600&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss In a Scientist's Fall, China Feels Robbed of Glory]
* [http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/electronic-threats/dn9172-computer-chip-fraud-scandalises-china.html Computer chip fraud scandalises China]
* [http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/HG04Cb06.html Two chip scandals set back China's IT industry]
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