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12/05/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
TRADE WAR: China bans export of raw materials to U.S. for high-tech and military applications
The Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has announced a ban on exports to the United States of several raw materials that could be manufactured for high-tech and military applications. Among the raw materials that were banned were gallium, germanium and antimony. The Commerce Ministry announced the move after Washington, D.C. expanded […]
12/04/2024
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By Ethan Huff
Beijing fights back against U.S. economic “bullying” after Washington restricts chipmaking exports to China
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced an export ban to China this week that covers 24 different types of microchip manufacturing equipment, prompting Beijing to issue a statement that “necessary measures” will now be taken to safeguard China’s semiconductor industry. The Commerce Department under President Biden will no longer allow the equipment, which includes three […]
07/10/2023
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By Arsenio Toledo
China enacts export restrictions on two crucial metals amid escalating trade war with US
China has just instituted massive export restrictions on two metals – gallium and germanium – necessary for the manufacturing of crucial technologies. According to a notice by China’s Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs, the export controls will come into effect on August 1. These restrictions also include several of their compounds. The communist nation said […]
05/29/2023
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By Olivia Cook
China bans critical industries from purchasing Micron products for failing “cybersecurity review”
China is banning major Chinese firms from purchasing products from American semiconductor company Micron Technology, claiming the company’s products failed to pass a cybersecurity review. The decision came amid a dispute over semiconductor technology between Washington and Beijing, which could affect other sectors of the economy, ranging from telecons to transport and finance. (Related: US […]
01/07/2023
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By Arsenio Toledo
Samsung Q4 2022 profits DROP 69% due to slowing global economy and plummeting demand for semiconductors
Global electronics manufacturing giant Samsung’s operating profits dropped by 69 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022. The downturn reduced Samsung’s operating profit to $3.4 billion in the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022. The company has cited the diminished demand for electronics products and semiconductors resulting from the slowing global economy as the main […]
10/18/2022
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By Ramon Tomey
Experts: Semiconductor ban accelerates severing of US-China ties
Experts believe America’s semiconductor ban on China has accelerated the severing of ties between the two countries. The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the ban on Oct. 7, which put in place new export restrictions on advanced semiconductors and chip-manufacturing equipment bound for mainland China. The new rules sought to prevent the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from […]
08/04/2022
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By Arsenio Toledo
US, Japan to develop next-generation 2-nm microchips to create redundant global supply
Representatives from Japan and the United States have agreed to work together to develop next-generation two-nanometer (nm) semiconductor chips. On July 29, the newly-established U.S.-Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee met for the first time and issued a statement laying out how both countries want to “foster supply chain resilience,” especially in the field of semiconductors. […]
10/16/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
South Korea to spend $450 billion in bid to become world’s leading chipmaker
South Korea plans to spend $450 billion to build the world’s biggest chipmaking base over the next decade. This is part of an overarching plan called the “K-Semiconductor Belt Strategy” which aims to make the country the world’s leading chipmaker. With this strategy, South Korea joins the U.S., China and Europe in a global race to dominate the semiconductor industry following […]
06/07/2021
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By Franz Walker
Intel CEO warns global chip shortage could persist for a couple more years
Intel chief executive Pat Gelsinger said that it could take a couple of years for the ongoing global semiconductor shortage to be resolved. On Monday, May 31, during a virtual session of the Computex trade show in Taipei, Gelsinger stated that the work-and-study-from-home trend during the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a cycle […]
05/19/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Chip shortage cripples car production amid high demand
The global computer chip shortage has stalled vehicle production in dozens of factories across the U.S., driving up car prices amid high demand and causing temporary layoffs. Research firm Autoforecast Solutions estimated that automakers cut the production of more than 1.2 million vehicles in North America because they couldn’t get enough microchips used for essential car components, such as safety […]
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