TSMC might be in trouble after its chip was found in a teardown of a Huawei device, which is a possible violation of U.S. export restrictions on Chinese companies.
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China will bring in export controls on gallium and germanium from August 1. These metals are used by the semiconductor, telecoms, and electric vehicle industries and consumers could see higher prices.
The U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has imposed a $300 million penalty against Seagate for shipping $1.1 billion worth of hard disk drives to Huawei against the export rules set in 2019.
China's cyberspace regulator is going to review Micron's products amid tensions between the U.S. and China over the semiconductor industry. The move is meant to safeguard China's national security.
Japan joins US and Netherlands in restricting chip exports to China. New regulation comes amid US efforts to boost domestic chip production, including subsidies for semiconductor manufacturing.
Following the ban on 10nm-class chips, the U.S. Administration mulls prohibiting China's largest contract chip manufacturer, SMIC, from importing fabrication equipment for making 14nm-class chips.
China has changed the rules on export controls that will impact the sale of TikTok in the United States. It's unclear at this point how it could affect the sale but it could delay the procedure.
New AI export control rules are set to come into effect in the U.S. on Monday. Firms that export geospatial imagery software from the U.S. will now need to acquire a license on security grounds.
