In 2015, South Korea’s Samsung Electronics jolted the technology world with news that its chips were on par with the world’s most advanced.

This summer, the Chinese company Semiconductor Manufacturing International is drawing buzz in the same circles after word emerged that it, too, has made a big jump.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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