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China’s chip frenzy heats up as China Mobile and Luxshare jump on board
The latest mainland Chinese tech firms to jump on the semiconductor bandwagon with new chip units are telecoms giant China Mobile and Apple partner Luxshare.
Biden Builds on Trump’s Use of Investment Review Panel to Take On China
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. is looking to share information with allies and is paying closer attention to the Biden administration’s priorities, including securing supply chains.
The World Relies on One Chip Maker in Taiwan, Leaving Everyone Vulnerable
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. makes almost all of the world’s most sophisticated chips, and many of the simpler ones, too. Its dominance poses risks to the global economy, amid geopolitical tensions and a major chip shortage.
New Chinese chip firms have tripled in 2021 amid self-sufficiency push
The number of new company registrations in the semiconductor industry from January to May tripled in China, bolstered by generous subsidies, as Washington counters with its own policies.
SigmaStar is mulling US$780 million IPO on Shanghai’s Star market
China’s semiconductor makers are seeking to capitalise on the government’s push to match the US and become more self-reliant as global chip supply dwindles.
TSMC joins US chip coalition in a potential blow to China
New coalition may make it harder for China to achieve semiconductor independence from US technologies, analysts say.
TSMC’s Nanjing plan tweaks cross-strait nerves amid US-China tech war
TSMC’s planned expansion in Nanjing stirs political controversy amid US-China tech war.
Taiwan’s foundry king says mainland China is not yet a competitor
TSMC founder Morris Chang takes aim at China and Intel in rare public remarks, and calls for Taiwan to defend its leadership in semiconductors.
China’s Rise Drives a U.S. Experiment in Industrial Policy
In a different era the U.S. may have quietly let chip making migrate overseas, as it had with televisions, laptop computers and cellphones. What has changed? China.
Exclusive: Amid shortage, U.S. suppliers to Chinese chip giant SMIC struggle to get export licenses
The U.S. government has been slow to approve licenses for American companies like Lam Research Corp and Applied Materials Inc to sell chipmaking equipment to China semiconductor giant SMIC, sources said, as the impact of a global chip shortage spreads.
ASML extends sales deal with Chinese chipmaker SMIC to end of 2021
ASML Holding NV has extended a deal to sell chip manufacturing equipment to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, China's largest chipmaker, until the end of this year, the Dutch company said in a statement on Wednesday.
U.S. panel recommends export 'choke points' to prevent Chinese dominance in semiconductors
A U.S. national security commission on Monday recommended Congress tighten up "choke points" on chipmaking technology to prevent China from overtaking the United States in semiconductors in the coming years.
U.S. Enlists Allies to Counter China’s Technology Push
The goal is to stay ahead of China in semiconductors, artificial intelligence and other advances that are expected to define the economy and military of the future.
China’s SMIC Says It’s Missing Out on the Chip Boom Due to U.S. Restrictions
China’s largest chipmaker said restrictions placed by the Trump administration would crimp its pace of growth, despite the booming demand for semiconductors creating a global shortage.
China Holdup Proves Costly for Cisco
China’s waiting game proved a profitable one for Acacia Communications. For Cisco, less so.
SMIC says US sanctions will hurt advanced-chip development
Chinese tech leader rejects alleged relationship with the military
‘Nightmare’ China semiconductor factory taken over by local authority
Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (HSMC) has been taken over by the Dongxihu district government in central province of Hubei.
Major Chinese Chip Company Defaults on Debt
Tsinghua Unigroup, a key player in China’s push for self-reliance in semiconductors, has defaulted on a bond, adding to a recent spate of trouble in the country’s corporate debt markets.
China’s Risky Bet on a Lonely Return to Greatness
China is facing growing hostility abroad. To offset that, the country will need the kind of tough reforms the West and its allies have long asked for—or make a major political course correction to defuse tensions.
China to curb ‘current chaos’ in semiconductor industry with more oversight
State planner says companies have ‘blindly entered into projects’ involving computer chips, resulting in wasted resources as the central government is splashing out billions in the industry to create national champions.
