TAIPEI — Chinese chip and chip equipment makers blacklisted by the U.S. are turning to universities and state-backed chip labs and “pilot production lines” to keep their development efforts on track. Facilities in major cities from Wuhan to Wuxi to Ningbo offer vital test production and verification services that help accelerate China’s chip developments, often…
Beijing has issued a warning after the Biden administration’s parting shot in the long-running tech war between the U.S. and China. Newsweek reached out to the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security with an emailed request for comment. Why It Matters The Bureau of Industry and Security on Wednesday unveiled new measures to…
WASHINGTON — The recent U.S. decision to tighten export controls on advanced semiconductors was driven by a fear that China could use artificial intelligence and advanced computing to alter the nature of future warfare, according to analysts. Those concerns have been accentuated by the use of AI in the Gaza and Ukraine conflicts, including Ukrainian drones identifying and…
China’s recent decision to ban exports of several critical minerals has dealt a blow to key American industries, underscoring the high stakes in the ongoing trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Last week, China’s Commerce Ministry announced new export bans on shipments of antimony, gallium, germanium, and “superhard materials” to the United States….
NEW YORK/TAIPEI — The U.S. added 140 companies including Chinese semiconductor toolmaking and software firms to a trade restriction list on Monday in one of the biggest efforts to curtail Chinese advances in the high-tech sector. The targets include Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. and Huawei-linked companies. China’s top chipmaking equipment firms, including Beijing Naura, ACM Research and Piotech, also were…
BEIJING — China’s public and private sectors are accelerating efforts to boost domestic production of semiconductors, including cutting-edge devices, with the U.S. only expected to dial up pressure on Beijing in the second Trump administration. “China’s capacity to supply semiconductor products has significantly improved, and its companies have clearly become more competitive,” said Wang Shijiang,…
SHANGHAI — Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s pending return to office has fueled a major rally among semiconductor stocks in China, with tougher American policies seen accelerating Beijing’s push to bolster its domestic chip industry. China’s CSI Semiconductor Index gained for six straight sessions through the Monday following the Nov. 5 American presidential election, won by Trump….
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company notified the U.S. that one of its chips had been found in a Huawei product after tech research firm TechInsights took apart the product and revealed a possible violation of export restrictions on the Chinese company, according to a person familiar with the matter. The teardown was…
For centuries, military observers have referred to it as “blood and treasure”. For most of the rest of us, it could be neatly distilled into “wealth and war”. History is littered with examples of nations battling for control of everything from spices to oil, gold and strategic superiority over technology. The latest battleground centres around…
The chip giant Intel could be at a crossroads as it figures out its next steps amid its declining valuation and struggling business. Chip and wireless communications competitor Qualcomm approached Intel about a takeover deal, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. And on Monday, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger sent out an email announcing “the next…