Commentary The U.S.-China chip war is heating up. The world’s two largest superpowers are clashing over semiconductors that determine increasingly more of our lives, from when the smart toaster pops in the morning to what we write to our friends, family, and colleagues using ChatGPT in the afternoon. The latest silicon wafers, with transistors as…
China Restricts Export of Rare Metals Used in High-Performance Chips; Expert Says Move Mainly for Propaganda
July 6, 2023
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The Chinese Communist Party’s announcement of new state controls restricting exports of gallium and germanium on July 3 is retaliation for the West’s chip sanctions on the regime, according to a Taiwan-based defense expert. Su Tzu-yun, director of the Institute for National Defense Security Research in Taiwan, said that the move by China’s Ministry of Commerce and Customs…
Intel to Invest $4.6 Billion in New Chip Plant in Poland
WROCLAW, Poland/STOCKHOLM—Intel plans to invest up to $4.6 billion in a new semiconductor assembly and test facility near Wrocław, Poland, as part of a multi-billion-dollar investment drive across Europe to build chip capacity, it said on Friday. The U.S. chipmaker last year announced plans to build a big chip complex in Germany along with facilities…
Chinese Smartphone Maker Closes Chip Design Business, Affecting 3,000 Employees
OPPO, a major Chinese smartphone maker, announced the closure of its chip design company ZEKU Technology (ZEKU). ZEKU’s 3,000-plus employees were caught by surprise. An employee revealed that the company issued a notice after work, announcing a day off for the next day due to a major system upgrade, but a mandatory monthly online meeting….
Samsung Cuts Chip Production After Profit Plummets
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said on Friday it is implementing a “meaningful” cut in its chip production after profits plunged, and after smaller companies also announced cuts in chip production. According to a Samsung press release published Friday, the largest memory chipmaker had a profit of 600 billion Korean won ($455 million) for its first…
Turn Chip Crumbs Into Savory Breakfast Casserole
Migas is a crumby dish. Literally. The word means “crumbs” in Spanish. It’s also an Iberian recipe that was once popular with hunters and mountain people in southern Spain and Portugal. From there, it made its way to Mexico and Texas, taking on a new variation wherever it took hold. Migas is a method as…
Chip Plants in China Won’t Be Forced to Shut If Firms Receive US Funding, Says South Korea
March 24, 2023
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SEOUL—South Korea’s trade ministry said on Wednesday that the United States’ proposed rules to prevent $52 billion in chip funding from being used by “countries of concern” will not force recipients to shut down their China factories. The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday proposed limits for recipients of U.S. chip manufacturing and research funding, including…
Dutch, Japanese Curbs on Chip Equipment to China May Not Be Tough Enough: Industry Group
A chip industry group is warning that if U.S. allies do not adopt curbs on semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China that are comparable to U.S. controls, they will not be effective. The warning came after news of an agreement by the Netherlands and Japan to curb chipmaking exports to China to align with rules the…
Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Sounds Alarm Over ‘Stealth’ Chinese Purchase of Cambridge Chip Startup
January 12, 2023
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Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Alicia Kearns on Wednesday wrote to Business Secretary Grant Shapps, calling for a review into the Chinese take over of a UK semiconductor company. She said the investment into Cambridge University start-up Flusso wasn’t reviewed under the National Security and Investment Act because the name of the acquirer was not mentioned…
Taiwan Experts Weigh in on TSMC’s Plan to Bring Leading-Edge 3Nm Chip Tech to US
December 1, 2022
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC)—the world’s most advanced contract chipmaker—is bringing its leading-edge 3-nanometer chip production process to its upcoming new plant in the U.S. state of Arizona, the company’s founder, Morris Chang, said on Nov. 2. But Chang’s statement has drawn concerns and criticism that the move would affect the core competitiveness of Taiwan’s…
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