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The latest U.S. chip export controls: Q&A with Rhodium’s Reva Goujon
Newly announced controls close some loopholes, and align U.S. efforts with restrictions published by the Netherlands and Japan in the past year.
The China Agenda for October 16–22 — BRI Summit, more U.S. chip export curbs, and a new defense minister for China?
This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of October 16–22.
U.S. restriction on Chinese use of open-source microchip tech would be hard to enforce
RISC-V architecture that connects hardware and software could boost China’s chips sector and shrink the market for American-made chips.
What the U.S. must learn from Taiwan to rebuild a computer chip business
The U.S. needs more than an advanced chip factory. It’s going to need a whole ecosystem.
The China Agenda for September 10–17 — ARM IPO and hearing on ‘China’s threat to U.S. financial stability’
This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of September 10–17.
Biden to bar new U.S. money going to some China tech firms
American investments should not help China develop AI, semiconductors, and quantum computing, Biden says, but Congressional Republicans say his executive order is soft.
This week on TikTok: Wham!, Taiwan’s #MeToo movement, and China’s restrictions on key metals
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China to limit the export of two critical metals used in chips
Beijing will impose export restrictions on gallium and germanium, two key metals needed to manufacture semiconductors and other electronics, and which are primarily sourced from China. The move has raised concern over an intensifying global battle on the supply of key chipmaking technologies.
U.S. semiconductor export controls might actually give China the edge
China’s semiconductor wafer fabrication companies are way behind their Western and Japanese peers. But new multilateral export controls targeting China may actually push Chinese firms to innovate their way into the big league.
This week on TikTok: The banning of Micron, an airline accused of mainlander discrimination, and China’s new ambassador to the United States
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China bans Micron — which Chinese companies stand to benefit?
As China bans the products of a major U.S. memory chipmaker, Chinese competitors are slowly stepping forward.
Editor’s note for May 1, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
China’s semiconductor industry can’t quit German optics
Optical systems are crucial to the high-tech machines China needs to manufacture advanced semiconductors. But Chinese optics firms are reliant on foreign supply chains that are coming under growing scrutiny.
Editor’s note for April 28, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
High-level talks between China and Japan, but no results
China and Japan are talking again, but relations will probably deteriorate over Beijing’s growing military presence in disputed territories, Tokyo’s crackdown on advanced chipmaking gear, and a detained Japanese businessman.
SoftBank’s Arm China lays off workers as China’s chip prospects get grimmer
Arm Ltd’s China joint venture laid off up to 95 employees last week.
China’s top 10 semiconductor firms
China’s chip industry has been juiced by funding from the government and jinxed by U.S. export curbs on advanced equipment. But the century of chip rivalry has just started. These are ten Chinese semiconductor firms to look out for and three that went down in flames.
Washington wants to completely cut Huawei off from U.S. suppliers
The U.S. is cracking down even harder on Huawei, and is heading towards a total ban on allowing American suppliers to sell to the embattled Chinese telecom giant.
Editor’s note for January 31, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
After a year of corruption scandals, China’s national chip fund forges ahead
2022 was a tough year for the ‘Big Fund’ that was set up to make China’s semiconductor industry self-reliant, but it rounded out the year with an investment in a silicon wafer manufacturer, and is set to ramp up big time in 2023.
