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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CHIP WAR POLICY HURTING US FIRMS MORE THAN CHINA
posted on October 21, 2022 09:05
On October 7, the US Department of Commerce expanded licensing requirements for exports of advanced semiconductors and the equipment that’s used to make them to cover all shipments to China and not just shipments to particular companies.
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Apple drops China’s YMTC as memory chip supplier amid US trade sanctions: Nikkei
posted on October 21, 2022 09:04
Apple has suspended plans to use memory chips made by China’s largest memory chip maker Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC), after the company became the latest target of US trade sanctions on the country’s advanced semiconductor manufacturing industry, according to a Nikkei Asia report on Monday.
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Tech war: ASML, Lam Research rush to pull US engineers out of China chip operations as fresh US restrictions kick in
posted on October 21, 2022 09:03
ASML Holdings and Lam Research, the world’s top chip-making tool providers, are scrambling to comply with the latest US trade restrictions on China by pulling American engineers out of their operations in the country, according to reports and a source familiar with the matter.
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Intel to cut thousands of jobs: sources
posted on October 21, 2022 09:02
Intel Corp is planning a major reduction in headcount, likely numbering in the thousands, to cut costs and cope with a sputtering PC market, people with knowledge of the situation said. The layoffs are to be announced as early as this month, with the company planning to make the move around the same time as its third-quarter earnings report on Oct. 27, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private. The chipmaker had 113,700 employees as of July.
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No possibility of reconciliation as US chip rules slam China
posted on October 21, 2022 09:01
Washington’s new restrictions on technology exports to China could undercut the country’s ability to develop wide swaths of its economy, from semiconductors and supercomputers to surveillance systems and advanced weapons.
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