China is now accused of doing what Washington spent years trying to prevent: building its own version of the world’s most advanced chipmaking tool and edging closer to independence from foreign ...

China’s rapid advances in semiconductor development are being fueled by a previously undocumented rule that requires local chipmakers to use at least 50% domestically made equipment, according to a ...

As the AI era accelerates, South Korea's competitive position is weakening relative to China. Even semiconductors, long a ...

The Trump administration has formally branded China's semiconductor industrial strategy as unfair, yet it has chosen to postpone a new wave of tariffs on Chinese chips until 2027. That mix of sharp ...

SJ Semiconductor’s listing highlights the growing role of chip packaging in China’s strategy to narrow the technology gap.

What we know so far: Inside a tightly guarded research complex in Shenzhen, Chinese scientists have quietly built and begun testing a prototype of what could become the world's most complex chipmaking ...

The semiconductor industry is increasingly central to national strategies as the US and China intensify state-led investments amid growing tech geopolitical tensions. The US CHIPS and Science Act and ...

The US Supreme Court’s decision on Friday last week to strike down US President Donald Trump’s use of emergency tariffs was framed domestically as a constitutional correction. Yet its implications ...

Platinum group metals (PGMs) are critical to high-performance electronics and catalytic processes. South Africa holds roughly 70% of the world’s platinum and significant shares of palladium. Lithium, ...