semiconductors

Major boost for Samsung, Biden administration awards $6.4 billion to expand chip production in Texas

The Biden administration has been investing heavily in semiconductor manufacturers, and incentivising them to expand their operations beyond Taiwan and Asia. Like the rest of the world, the US has come to realise that the need to reduce their dependence on China and Taiwan

PM Modi on India-China competition: Our unique cultural, social ethos gives us edge over others

PM Modi insisted that what makes the Indian economy different from the economies of China and Japan is its "unique culture and social ethos"

Chinese chip companies are turning to Malaysia for their high-end chip, GPU needs

China's semiconductor design and manufacturing companies are turning to Malaysian companies, for the assembly of high-end chips and GPUs. As the US tightens restrictions on the sale of high-end GPUs, smaller Chinese semiconductor firms are grappling with issues in advanced packaging

India-EU semiconductor MoU paves the way for forging technological resilience and collaborative innovation

India’s reliance on imported semiconductors, with about 95 percent of its supply coming from nations like China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Singapore, has exposed vulnerabilities, particularly evident during the pandemic

China retaliates against US' chip ban, limits exports of essential chipmaking metals

China has decided to limit the export of gallium and other related products that are vital to the designing and manufacturing of semiconductors. This measure comes as a retaliation for the US' ongoing tech war with China

Semiconductor Wars: Why US and China continue to fight over chips

The US, Dutch and Japanese curbs have directly hit some of China's biggest chip manufacturers. Beijing has reacted with anger and defiance, vowing to accelerate its efforts to become self-reliant on semiconductors

European Union strikes deal to increase supply of semiconductors

The production and export of semiconductors are presently dominated by Asian businesses, particularly those in China and Taiwan

Chips down for China: Sanctions by US, Netherlands most likely to kick in by Jan-end

In a situation that China hadn’t anticipated, officials from the US and the Netherlands will meet in Washington to finalise the details of the sanctions on exporting chipmaking tech and equipment to China. In all likelihood, the sanctions may go into effect by Jan-end.

Dutch foreign trade minister refuses to give in to US pressure to curb chip exports to China

The US has been trying to cajole Japan and the Netherlands to impose some strict sanctions that would cripple China’s chip-making industry. China is the second largest chip manufacturer after Taiwan and a vital cog in the global semiconductor trade.

Netherlands refuses to summarily agree to US export restrictions on China over silicon chips

The US wants its allies to sanction China over silicon chips. The Netherlands however, has said that they will not follow US rules and dictum as is, and will see what is beneficial for them and their strategic partners like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Germany and France.