# Bad Influence story: China's AI chip investment cools as engineer salaries keep rising

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-10 21:51. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/e267296b-6c89-475e-ae66-4013200ff6e3

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Latest update (11-10 21:51): China's AI chip startup boom cools as talent salaries keep rising

Overview: Chinese AI chip investment has started to cool in the second half of 2026, while salaries for chip engineers continue to climb, according to Leiphone (雷峰网). A senior investor says AI, computing power and related chips and infrastructure were the sectors that heated up in 2026, while many non-AI semiconductor assets cooled. Recruiters say two-year NPU engineers can earn around 700,000 yuan and three-year engineers around 900,000 yuan.

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1. 11-10 21:51 · Leiphone · [China's AI chip startup boom cools as talent salaries keep rising](https://badinfluence.news/items/t6vhj8o3zw015811orjo77xfp)
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