Tag: Chips

China’s top chip chiefs urge policies to create ‘China ASML’

Posted on   |  by Che Pan and Laurie Chen
 Top Chinese semiconductor executives have called for a coordinated national effort to develop operational lithography systems during the 2026-2030 period, underlining Beijing’s push for greater technological self-reliance. Zhao Jinrong,...

Western Sydney to house nation’s first chip packaging plant

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s first commercial semiconductor packaging facility will be built in western Sydney, creating a rare national capability in a strategically critical part of the global chip supply chain. NSW...

US lawmakers push to curb China’s access to chipmaking tools

Posted on   |  by Ruchika Khanna
US lawmakers chairing key House committees on Tuesday urged the State and Commerce Departments to restrict China’s access to advanced chipmaking equipment, warning that gaps in export controls threaten...

Trump administration in talks to take 10% stake in Intel

Posted on   |  by Zaheer Kachwala and Jaspreet Singh
The Trump administration is in talks to take a 10 per cent stake in Intel by converting some or all of the struggling company’s Chips Act grants into equity,...

US to take cut of Nvidia, AMD chip sales to China

Posted on   |  by Karen Freifeld
Nvidia and AMD have agreed to give the US government 15 per cent of revenue from sales to China of advanced computer chips like Nvidia’s H20 that are used...

US lifts chip design software curbs on China

Posted on   |  by Karen Freifeld and Surbhi Misra
The United States has lifted restrictions on exports to China for chip design software developers and ethane producers, a further sign of de-escalating US-Sino trade tensions including concessions from...