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<\/p>\n John Ruwitch\/NPR<\/p>\n <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n SHENZHEN, China \u2014 The tech company SiCarrier is hardly a household name. The government-backed Chinese firm makes things most people have probably never heard of, like epitaxy equipment and atomic layer deposition tools used in microchip fabrication.<\/p>\n Wonky stuff.<\/p>\n But at a chip industry expo in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen this fall, a crowd thronged its display booth, snapping pictures, doing livestreams and marveling at its wares.<\/p>\n “Their products are very good \u2014 they’re excellent,” said Zhang Hengming, who showed up at the SiCarrier booth waving the blue flag of an AI electronics alliance that he chairs. “We support made-in-China products so they can get stronger and reach the world.”<\/p>\n