European chip equipment giant ASML has launched a project designed to discover and foster key engineering talent in China, in the latest show of its commitment to the market despite intensified US restrictions on advanced chipmaking technologies. The Dutch lithography system maker has launched a science competition aimed at deepening public understanding of lithography –…
China’s semiconductor industry is bracing for new shocks, as the US prepares to add several major chip equipment and materials suppliers on the mainland to its trade restriction list, dealing a fresh blow to the country’s push for technological self-reliance, according to two people familiar with the matter. Several chip fabrication plants and manufacturing partners…
As the U.S. continues to strengthen restrictions on advanced technology in China, U.S.-based chip equipment manufacturers are reportedly telling suppliers to find alternatives to Chinese-made components. Chip equipment makers, including California-based Applied Materials (AMAT) and Lam Research (LRCX), have told suppliers they worry risking their vendor status for using certain components supplied by China, the…