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US urges South Korea to join the China sanctions regime, adjust export controls to prevent the country from getting chipmaking tools
By Anton Shilov published
The U.S. hopes to patch another China semiconductor industry loophole.

China-based Naura Technology begins lithography tools research and development program
By Anton Shilov published
China-based Naura Technology begins research and development program for lithography tools. This is

TSMC is on a hiring spree to recruit 23,000 employees
By Mark Tyson published
New training methods and cultural changes will facilitate the expansion.

China's president says it doesn't need ASML — tells Dutch PM it will continue with advanced technological progress regardless
By Anton Shilov published
China's President Xi Jinping still wants the Netherlands to stop following American export restrictions, but he also said that continuing to do so would not stop the nation's progress.

SMIC and Huawei could use quadruple patterning for China-made 5nm chips: Report
By Anton Shilov published
Something that almost killed Intel is now patented in China. But it remains to be seen how viable it will be.

The world's semiconductor industry hinges on a single quartz factory in North Carolina
By Mark Tyson published
The deposits formed 380 million years ago when Africa collided with North America.

US chip toolmakers skip Semicon China conference they sponsored amid ongoing trade war
By Matthew Connatser published
Several of Semicon China's U.S.-based sponsors skipped the conference, as did companies like Micron and ASML.

SK hynix to spend $90 billion to build 'world's largest mega fab complex' — first fab operational in 2027
By Matthew Connatser published
Termed the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster, SK hynix's upcoming quadruple fab complex will be the largest in the world.
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