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SMIC supplier agrees to buy used ASML machine to aid in national chip drive
Agreement to buy lithography machine will help Suzhou-based Chinese materials firm develop high end resists that currently have to be imported
September 30, 2020 Source: South China Morning Post
U.S. crackdowns on Huawei prompt chip stockpiling, proposed aid not enough - VLSI Research
U.S. President Donald Trump's restrictions on China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] have sparked widespread stockpiling of unsold product across the chip industry, and Washington's proposed aid to bolster the sector falls far short of what is needed to fill the gap...
September 15, 2020 Source: U.S.
China's SMIC applies to renew licence to supply Huawei: state media
China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) has asked for approval from the United States to continue supplying Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, state media outlet Beijing News reported on Tuesday, citing the company.
September 15, 2020 Source: U.S.
China in response to possible SMIC sanctions says U.S. bullying firms
China's foreign ministry said on Monday the U.S. was "blatantly bullying" Chinese firms and urged it to stop oppressing foreign companies, in response to news of potential U.S. sanctions against Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) , China's largest...
September 7, 2020 Source: U.S.
Exclusive: Trump administration weighs blacklisting China's chipmaker SMIC
The Trump administration is considering whether to add China's top chipmaker SMIC to a trade blacklist, a Defense Department official said, as the United States escalates its crackdown on Chinese companies. A Pentagon spokeswoman said the Defense Department was working with...
September 4, 2020 Source: U.S.
China to import $300 billion of chips for third straight year: industry group
China is likely to import at least $300 billion worth of semiconductors for the third year running, an industry association official said, in a sign of continuing reliance on foreign know-how despite efforts to gain local capability.
August 26, 2020 Source: U.S.
WSJ News Exclusive | Qualcomm Lobbies U.S. to Sell Chips for Huawei 5G Phones
Wading into the technology battle between Washington and Beijing, the smartphone chip maker warns of potentially losing billions of dollars in sales because of export limits.
August 8, 2020 Source: WSJ
China’s Semiconductor Contender Isn’t Holding That Many Chips
China’s SMIC will benefit from local sales, but may struggle to boost margins and avoid the long arm of U.S. technology usage restrictions
July 6, 2020 Source: WSJ
As U.S. Pressures Huawei, Chinese Chip Stocks Soar
Chinese semiconductor stocks have soared recently, as investors bet these companies will benefit from Beijing’s quest for high-tech self-reliance.
May 20, 2020 Source: WSJ
WSJ News Exclusive | Trump and Chip Makers Including Intel Seek Semiconductor Self-Sufficiency
The administration and American companies including Intel are looking to jump-start development of new chip factories in the U.S. as concern grows about reliance on Asia.
May 10, 2020 Source: WSJ
Huawei Manages to Make Smartphones Without American Chips
American tech companies are getting the go-ahead to resume business with Chinese smartphone giant Huawei, but it may be too late: It is now building smartphones without U.S. chips.
December 1, 2019 Source: WSJ
U.S. Tech Companies Prop Up China’s Vast Surveillance Network
Intel, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Seagate and others aided and profited from China’s multibillion-dollar surveillance industry, which the government uses in its crackdown on Muslims in Xinjiang.
November 26, 2019 Source: WSJ
U.S. Targets China’s Supercomputing Push With New Export Restrictions
The Commerce Department is taking aim at China’s supercomputing push with new export restrictions that effectively cut five major Chinese developers of next-generation, high-performance computing off from U.S. technology.
June 21, 2019 Source: WSJ
Exclusive: Top Japanese chip gear firm to honor U.S. blacklist of Chinese firms - executive
Japan's Tokyo Electron, the world's No.3 supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, will not supply to Chinese clients blacklisted by Washington, a senior company executive told Reuters.
June 11, 2019 Source: U.S.
China’s biggest chip maker to delist from NYSE as US targets tech
The sudden delisting comes as Washington steps up efforts to cut off US technology from China.
May 24, 2019 Source: South China Morning Post
China Investigates Ericsson Over Licensing as 5G Competition Heats Up
Authorities in China are investigating Swedish telecom-equipment giant Ericsson while the firm’s Chinese rival, Huawei Technologies, moves to counter a U.S. campaign undefinedto limit its business, the latest signs of global jockeying to shape next-generation 5G information networks.
April 15, 2019 Source: WSJ
U.S. Chip Makers Fear Trap in a Trade Deal With China
U.S. semiconductor companies want no part of any trade deal that calls for stepped-up purchases from China, worried that would give Beijing more control over their industry.
March 18, 2019 Source: WSJ
China Seeks to Woo U.S. With Promise of Big Chip Purchases
China is counting on promises of big purchases of semiconductors and other U.S. goods to ease trade tensions and persuade President Trump to extend a tariff truce and later resolve the market-rattling dispute directly with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
February 14, 2019 Source: WSJ
Alibaba CEO Says China Consumers Still Spending Despite Slowdown
Alibaba posted its slowest quarterly revenue growth in nearly three years, prompting executives to try to dispel market concerns that the e-commerce giant is being hit by China’s economic slowdown.
January 30, 2019 Source: WSJ
China’s Cosco Puts Long Beach Container Terminal Up for Sale
China’s Cosco Shipping Holdings is starting the process of selling its large container terminal in Long Beach, Calif., a major gateway for U.S. trade that is expected to bring bids of more than $1 billion.
November 20, 2018 Source: WSJ