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ASML Warning Sends Tremor Through Global Chip Market
Semiconductor equipment maker ASML shakes chip sector after forecasting lower than expected 2025 sales and bookings
Shanghai Doubles Size Of Chip Investment Fund
New funding round doubles size of Shanghai chip investment fund to about $2bn as China faces increasingly stringent US sanctions
US Publishes Draft Rules On China AI, Chip Investment
US publishes draft rules governing investments into AI, other emerging technologies in China amidst political tensions
Huawei Claims AI Chip Equals Nvidia
Huawei executive claims its AI chip meets or surpasses one of Nvidia's most popular GPUs as company becomes serious rival in China
Huawei Building Massive Chip R&D Centre In Shanghai
Huawei now developing own chip manufacturing technology as it seeks ways around increasing US restrictions
Micron Notes DRAM Supply Hit After Taiwan Earthquake
Concerns realised. Memory maker Micron admits hit to DRAM supply following Taiwan's biggest earthquake in 25 years
Taiwan Earthquake Prompts Chip Supply Concerns
Chipmakers in Taiwan reportedly briefly suspend some production for inspections, after the island hit by 7.4-magnitude earthquake
United States Suspends Exports To China’s Top Chipmaker SMIC – Report
After SMIC produced sophisticated chip for Huawei's Mate 60 Pro phone, US suspends export permissions to the firm
UK Government To Fund Two Semiconductor Research Hubs
Government to fund semiconductor research hubs in Bristol and Southampton, to help bring new chip tech to market
Biden Admin To Award $162m To Microchip Tech For US Chip Production
US Commerce Dept to provide $162 million to Microchip Technology to increase chip production in Colorado and Oregon
TSMC Chair Mark Liu To Retire In 2024
TSMC chair Mark Liu to retire from company next year amidst major upheaval as US, Japan, EU seek to diversify away from Asia
Japan Chip Equipment Maker Kokusai Expands In China
Japanese chip equipment maker Kokusai Electric expands support staff in China as it sees surging demand from low-end chip makers next year
US Awards $35m To BAE Systems In First Chips Act Grant
BAE Systems US subsidiary to receive $35m in first Chips and Science Act award as Raimondo predicts multi-billion-dollar projects next year
China Still Acquiring Chip-making Equipment, Despite US Ban
Report finds Chinese companies, despite White House ban, are still purchasing US chip-making equipment for advanced semiconductors
South Korean NAND Memory Exports Rise Amidst Chip Gloom
Dominant memory maker South Korea sees rise in NAND flash memory exports in sign worldwide chip slump may be nearing an end
Newport Wafer Fab To Cut Jobs, Blames Government Restrictions
National security restrictions blamed as Welsh chip factory proposes to axe 100 jobs, as search for new owner continues
China To Launch $40 Billion State Chip Fund – Report
Sanctions response. New state-backed investment fund is to be launched that seeks to raise $40 billion for China's semiconductor sector
Huawei Phone Teardown Reveals China Chip Advances
TechInsights teardown of new Huawei Mate 60 Pro smartphone reveals China's advances in chip manufacturing, despite US sanctions
Intel Says Upcoming Data Centre Chip More Than Doubles Efficiency
Intel says upcoming Sierra Forest data centre chip offers 240 percent efficiency gains over current-generation Xeon, as it looks for comeback
UK, EU, Mull Tighter China Controls After New US Restriction
Will they follow? Both the United Kingdom and European Union to consider new US investment ban in China for 'sensitive technologies'
President Biden Executive Order Targets Tech Investments In China
Tech crackdown against Beijing continues after President Biden signs executive order to prohibit certain tech investments in China
Intel Exec Talks Up China As Sanctions Threat Looms
Senior Intel China executive talks up country's unique opportunities as US chip firms lobby against further export restrictions
Tech Investors Flee China As Political Tensions Worsen
Private capital fundraising in Asia-Pacific on track for 10-year low as VC funding in China drops nearly 55 percent, report finds
AMD To Invest $400m In India Over Five Years
US chipmaker AMD confirms big investment in India, plus construction of largest design centre, as New Delhi continues charm offensive
TSMC Delays Production At Arizona Fab, Amid Skills Shortage
Production start at vaunted Arizona chip factory pushed back a year by TSMC, due to shortage of skilled workers
Japan Buys Out JSR As It Drives Chip Equipment Sector
Japanese government to buy out chip materials maker JSR as it seeks to take advantage of US-China tensions to boost domestic edge
Intel Invests $25bn In Israel Chip Plant
Intel to spend $25bn on new chip plant in Israel as governments pressure chip companies to diversify supply chains away from Asia
China Urges Japan To Drop Chip Export Restrictions
Minister hits back and says China is “strongly dissatisfied with” Japan’s decision to halt the export of chipmaking equipment
UK Government Unveils Long-Awaited £1 Billion Semiconductor Strategy
Long-awaited government strategy for UK semiconductor strategy unveiled, but some critics argue it is not enough