US orders chip equipment companies to halt some shipments to China's chipmaker Hua HongThe US government has taken decisive action by prohibiting chip equipment manufacturers from exporting their tools to Hua Hong, a significa...
29 Apr, 2026, 02.42 PM IST
US stocks today: US orders multiple chip equipment companies to halt some shipments to China's No. 2 chipmaker Hua HongThe U.S. Department of Commerce has ordered chip equipment firms to halt tool shipments to China's Hua Hong, aiming to slow its advanced ch...
28 Apr, 2026, 11.27 PM IST
China's No. 2 chipmaker readies 7 nm production as Beijing ramps up self-suffiency driveThe group's contract chipmaking business, Huali Microelectronics, is readying a 7-nanometre (nm) chipmaking process at its plant in Shangha...
16 Mar, 2026, 09.21 AM IST
China chipmakers push to triple AI chip capacity, eyes Nvidia alternativeChina's chipmakers are aggressively pursuing a plan to triple their AI chip production by 2026, aiming to lessen reliance on Nvidia. Huawei...
28 Aug, 2025, 05.48 AM IST
Trump’s rush to cut AI deals in Saudi Arabia and UAE opens rift with China hawksPresident Trump’s AI chip deals with Gulf nations have sparked internal US tensions. China hawks fear security risks, despite safeguards ba...
15 May, 2025, 08.26 PM IST
US tech firms battle to keep selling to ChinaUS officials, who view the flow of American technology to Huawei as a national security threat, were stunned by the argument. In regulation...
14 Dec, 2024, 11.50 AM IST
U.S. tech firms battle to keep selling to ChinaOver the past year, an intense struggle has played out in Washington between companies that sell machinery to make semiconductors and Biden...
14 Dec, 2024, 10.29 AM IST
Taiwan to probe firms over Huawei chip plants in ChinaTaipei has announced that it will investigate Taiwanese firms that collaborated with Huawei on semiconductor factories to determine if they...
05 Oct, 2023, 02.30 PM IST
TSMC tells vendors to delay chip equipment deliveriesTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has instructed its major suppliers to delay the delivery of high-end chipmaking equipment...
15 Sep, 2023, 01.04 PM IST
Huawei is building secret network for chips, trade group warnsThe Chinese tech giant moved into chip production last year and is receiving an estimated $30 billion in state funding from the government,...
23 Aug, 2023, 09.56 AM IST
Huawei is building secret network for chips, trade group warnsThe U.S. Commerce Department had added Huawei to its export control list in 2019 over security concerns. The company denies being a securit...
23 Aug, 2023, 08.33 AM IST
PlayStations & iPhones may get expensive, thanks to microchip shortageElectronic gadgets and cars will be in shorter supply or more expensive throughout 2021.
18 Feb, 2021, 05.48 PM IST
How tiny Taiwan came to be the epicentre of the global battle for technological supremacyOver the past year, Taiwan has taken a lead in the race to build thinner, faster chips, or semiconductors. It is now the main source for th...
16 Dec, 2020, 11.38 AM IST
World’s most important place: Ruchir Sharma analyses the rise of TaiwanThe Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union threatened to spark conflict in nations all over the world, and battles over co...
16 Dec, 2020, 07.05 AM IST
China warns US of 'all necessary measures' over Huawei rulesChip design and manufacturing equipment used in the world's semiconductor plants is mostly U.S.-made, so the new rule affects foreign produ...
17 May, 2020, 04.39 PM IST
US adds new sanction on Chinese tech giant HuaweiThe US Commerce Department said in a statement Friday that the new restrictions would "narrowly and strategically" target Huawei's acquisit...
16 May, 2020, 08.13 PM IST
US tightens rules to crack down on Huawei’s chip supplyA new rule, unveiled by the Commerce Department and first reported by Reuters, expands U.S. authority to require licenses for sales to Huaw...
15 May, 2020, 11.20 PM IST