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The 14 participating countries of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) reached an agreement on goods and technologies in Detroit on May 28 to strengthen supply chain resilience for critical products such as medicines and semiconductors.

It is an indisputable fact that China is lagging far behind Taiwan in chip manufacturing. In order to protect the competitiveness of its high-tech industries and its economic interests, as well as to prevent the outflow of business secrets of core technologies, Taiwan has amended Articles 9 and 91 of the . According to academic sources, corporations are not the only onces taking precautionary measures; mainland Chinese students studying or doing research in Taiwan are not allowed to have access ...

Despite a ban on Micron by the Chinese government seen as benefiting Microns competitors based in South Korea, it is reported that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix may decide not to fill the void and walk a fine line between China and the US.

China is banning major Chinese firms from purchasing products from American semiconductor company Micron Technology, claiming the company's products failed to pass a cybersecurity review. [...]

By singling out Micron, Beijing is sending an unmistakable message: companies aiding and abetting Washington should think twice.

Security experts in Washington and Seoul do not question whether the Joe Biden administrations detailed and aggressive moves in technology and semiconductors are important as the U.S. is facing an inflection point with Chinas rise in the sector.

Niche-market memory IC design house Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) has seen an influx of short lead-time orders, ramping up wafer starts at its foundry partners in May.

China’s decision to ban Micron puts South Korea’s semiconductor manufacturers in an awkward spot

The US governments expanded restrictions on the Chinese semiconductor industry have posed a significant challenge to the development of the local memory industry. However, through strong financial support from the government, the use of local semiconductor equipment products, and IPOs to raise capital, Chinas local industry is resisting the US sanctions and proceeding forward.

Nanya Technology has recently received an influx of short lead-time orders for TV applications, according to the DRAM memory maker.