Japanese chip equipment firms count on China sales amid U.S. moves to block high-end exports to Beijing

Japanese chip equipment firms count on China sales amid U.S. moves to block high-end exports to Beijing

This picture taken on May 1, 2024 shows professors and students looking at a Minimal Fab, a small-scale semiconductor factory that does not require a clean room, at Tokyo University in Tokyo. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) (Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images) Yuichi Yamazaki | Afp | Getty Images Japanese semiconductor equipment … Read more

China’s binge-buying of chipmaking equipment could yield another overcapacity problem

China’s binge-buying of chipmaking equipment could yield another overcapacity problem

Workers are processing chips at a workshop of an optoelectronic technology company in Huai’an, China, on May 11, 2024.  Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China is ramping up spending on chip manufacturing equipment, surpassing the combined expenditure of the U.S., South Korea, Taiwan and Japan in the first half of the year, according to … Read more

Asia chip stocks tumble amid news the U.S. may consider trade curbs

Asia chip stocks tumble amid news the U.S. may consider trade curbs

The moves from the U.S. came after Bloomberg on Wednesday reported that the Biden administration is thinking about clamping down on firms exporting their critical chipmaking equipment to China.  Wong Yu Liang | Moment | Getty Images Chip stocks in Asia tumbled on Thursday following a tech selloff on Wall Street amid reports the U.S. … Read more