Investment in China’s semiconductor industry dropped by one-third this year amidst US export restrictions and concerns of overcapacity.In the first 11 months of 2024, 677 investment deals were concluded, a drop of 35.9 percent year-on-year.The largest investment deal was a 10.8 billion yuan round by memory chip maker ChangXin Memory Technologies.State-backed investment, led by the China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, now dominates chip investment in China.