News PC Hardware Jun 12, 2026 by Nick Farrell China chokes Japan’s chip gas supply China has reportedly cut off a critical tungsten feedstock to Japan, leaving chip gas suppliers with empty tanks and panicking customers. …
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… Apple has been lobbying the Trump administration for assurances that it can use China’s CXMT in coming years. That has gone down badly with China hawks in Washington, who are not thrilled by Cupertino’s supply chain wish list. …
… Eventually, China will get there. Talent, cash and the state’s ability to point both at a target are not in short supply. China has far more manufacturing workers and engineers than Europe or the US. Its companies are handy at building supply chains that actually work. …
News May 29, 2026 by Nick Farrell EU wants chip supply panic button Brussels wants emergency powers to boss chipmakers around when semiconductor shortages start nobbling Europe’s supply chains. …
AI News May 4, 2026 by Nick Farrell Huawei muscles in on China’s AI chips Huawei is trying to eat Nvidia’s lunch in China. The Shenzhen outfit is set to take the largest slice of China’s AI chip market this year, with sales jumping by at least 60 per cent as firms hunt for domestic kit. …
… Huang said in May that Nvidia had not included China sales guidance in its financial forecasts. In March, during GTC, he said the company was preparing to supply chips to Chinese firms. Beijing is still debating how many Nvidia chips can be sold locally. …
AI News Aug 5, 2026 by Nick Farrell AI boom hits supply-chain wall AI infrastructure has stopped being a chip beauty contest and turned into a supply-chain knife fight. …
