Entries for November 2022
US export restrictions: Expect semiconductor shortage to last 3-5 years
posted on November 09, 2022 12:05
A month since the Biden administration decided to impose curbs on the export of chip-making technology to China, the global semiconductor supply chain is set to worsen. Escalating prices coupled with a more severe supply crunch, experts say, is the unwelcome fallout of the US Federal government’s decision to restrict exports of chip-making equipment to China.
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Taiwan’s semiconductor sector growth to cool under global inflation pressure, China’s economic slowdown
posted on November 09, 2022 12:04
Growth in Taiwan’s US$127 billion semiconductor industry, a top supplier for the world’s electronic devices, will slow next year as inflation hobbles global consumer sentiment and mainland China faces its own headwinds, market researchers said this week.
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US gear chip makers face long wait amid trade war
posted on November 09, 2022 12:03
US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo had a sobering message for US makers of chipmaking equipment this week: You will need to wait as long as nine months before Washington can reach an accord with US allies over strict new rules aimed at restricting China’s access to certain technologies.
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US pressing Japan to follow its China chip ban
posted on November 09, 2022 12:02
China has warned Japan of undisclosed consequences if it follows the United States in imposing chip export bans against it, urging Tokyo instead to reject what it sees as Washington’s “bullying behavior.”
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TSMC approaching 1 nm with 2D materials breakthrough
posted on November 09, 2022 12:01
TSMC’s 1-nm chip manufacturing process is starting to take shape. After the findings of its collaboration with MIT and the National University of Taiwan (NTU) were made public this summer, TSMC is reportedly planning a 1-nm fab in Taoyuan, Taiwan. According to a report published in Taiwan News, the new 1-nm chip production facility will be located in an industrial park in Longtan District, where TSMC is already running two semiconductor packaging and testing plants.
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Tech war: China’s semiconductor ambitions face moment of reckoning as Washington launches all-out siege
posted on November 05, 2022 12:05
The sweeping chip technology export controls imposed on China by the US are being viewed by some Chinese as the modern day equivalent of the Soviet Union’s withdrawal of technical support for Mao Zedong’s efforts to build the A-bomb.
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US chip ban de facto declaration of war on China?
posted on November 05, 2022 12:04
The United States has gambled big in its latest across-the-board sanctions on Chinese companies in the semiconductor industry, believing it can kneecap China and retain its global dominance.
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Semiconductor bans chip away at cross-Strait stability
posted on November 05, 2022 12:03
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan and President Joe Biden’s pledge that the United States would defend the island have escalated tensions in the Taiwan Strait. At the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, President Xi Jinping stressed the importance of reunifying with Taiwan.
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TSMC launches 3DFabric Alliance
posted on November 05, 2022 12:02
Taipei, Oct. 27 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has announced the launch of a scheme to give partner companies early access to 3D silicon stacking and advanced packaging technologies for testing and development purposes.
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TSMC denies furlough plans amid market slowdown
posted on November 05, 2022 12:01
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) on Wednesday said it had no plans to furlough its employees amid slowing global demand for semiconductors.
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