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Huawei chairman thanks the US for export restrictions on chips, says it supercharged China’s semiconductor industry — Washington’s export controls encouraged Chinese firms to invest in R&D and build their own tech stack competing with American tech

… Go deeper with TH Premium: Taiwan, trade, and tariffs China's latest round of rare-earth export controls explained Analyzing Washington's new AI accelerator export rules U.S. government plans tariff exemptions for TSMC Nvidia wants China's market share to secure the future of CUDA in the region “If… …

May 30, 2026 · Jowi Morales

Dutch chip sector at very high risk of Chinese interference, government-funded study warns — calls for stricter vetting at sites like ASML

… Go deeper with TH Premium: Chipmaking A deeper look at the chipmaking supply chain TSMC's $165 billion U.S. investments examined China reportedly reverse-engineers EUV tool China bets on DUV, as EUV blockade reshapes chipmaking The report sorts Beijing's methods into five categories: economic state… …

Jul 20, 2026 · Luke James

SMIC founder and AMEC CEO urge Chinese fabs to test domestic chipmaking tools on active production lines — equipment makers post record revenue but falling margins

… U.S. export controls, meanwhile, continue to tighten. Record revenues, falling margins China's equipment industry grew incredibly fast last year. …

May 19, 2026 · Luke James

Chinese startup claims photonic chip production without DUV lithography, says nanoimprint process cuts costs by 90% — 8-inch wafers produced without conventional optical lithography

… The development also highlights China's broader search for alternative semiconductor manufacturing pathways amid ongoing export restrictions. …

Jun 8, 2026 · Etiido Uko

Taiwan raids 12 locations in its first formal crackdown on Nvidia AI chip smuggling — hunts three fugitives for document forgery, fraudulent declarations in Super Micro smuggling case

On Wednesday, the Taiwan Keelung District Prosecutors' Office executed search warrants across 12 locations and is now seeking to detain three individuals in the island’s first formal crackdown on illicit AI semiconductor exports to China. …

May 21, 2026 · Zak Killian

ASML CEO says Elon Musk is 'very serious' about TeraFab chipmaking megaproject, confirms direct talks — Musk targets $119 billion Texas semiconductor facility

… He noted that the DUV immersion systems ASML currently sells to China are based on tech first introduced in 2015, placing them eight generations behind the leading edge. Further restrictions, he argued, would only speed up China's domestic efforts to develop competing tools. …

May 21, 2026 · Luke James

Chinese chipmaking tool roadmaps examined — Beijing's nascent lithography tools target DUV production at five machines a year, and an EUV prototype with no chips

… Likewise, Applied Materials expects to lose $600 to $710 million in China revenue this fiscal year. Ultimately, three markers will indicate whether China’s domestic DUV program is a legitimate rival or yet more state-sanctioned hot air. …

Aug 4, 2026 · Luke James

US Secures Netherlands for Pax Silica Alliance in key win for strategic chip alliance — tension remains over MATCH Act restrictions

… But in 2026, even as the U.S. has approved the sale of some high-end Nvidia chips to China, its new Pax Silica Initiative and MATCH Act are putting more pressure on China than ever before, and global partners aren't entirely happy about it. …

Jun 24, 2026 · Jon Martindale

This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: August 22, 2026 — foundries, supercomputers, China, and how to not overpay on a motherboard

… To that end, China's domestic heroes are poised to corner the market, according to new market intelligence. To that end, SMIC, China's premier chipmaker, has posted a record $3 billion quarter and expects to hike wafer prices to contend with insatiable regional demand. …

Aug 22, 2026 · Sayem Ahmed

Trump administration reportedly reviving push to ban Chinese AI models following Kimi K3 launch, citing cybersecurity concerns — downloadable open weights could make an outright U.S. ban nearly impossible to enforce amid growing adoption

… Washington had earlier placed export restrictions on critical computing hardware and equipment to China. …

Jul 20, 2026 · Etiido Uko

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