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Samsung Electronics: Japans industry ministry said it would provide Samsung subsidies worth up to 20 billion yen as it looks to support the revitalisation of domestic chip manufacturing.

ASML and Samsung later agreed to "jointly in the future" invest in the facility that would "develop cutting-edge semiconductor processing technology using next-generation EUV (extreme ultraviolet) equipment".

China News: Chinese companies are reportedly buying US chipmaking equipment to produce advanced semiconductors, despite recent export curbs aimed at limiting Chin

Chinas plan comes amid rising competition with the US in many high-tech areas ranging from semiconductors and supercomputers to AI, including US export controls on chipmaking equipment.

The instruction by TSMC, which is grappling with delays at its $40 billion chip factory in Arizona, is aimed at controlling costs and reflects the companys growing caution about the outlook for demand, the sources said.

Hua Hong Semiconductor: Its target of 300 billion yuan ($41 billion) outdoes similar funds in 2014 and 2019, which according to government reports, raised 138.7 billion yuan and 200 billion yuan respectively.

The move is seen as a response to potential new restrictions on the shipment of high-tech microchips to China by the US and the Netherlands.

News Analysis Japan’s latest export controls on chipmaking equipment aim to significantly curb China’s ability to make advanced chips. ...

Delays in obtaining equipment has slowed down mass production at SMIC’s new fabrication plant in Beijing, CEO Zhao Haijun said on Friday.