Saturday, July 8, 2023

China Will Restrict The Exports Of Gallium And Germanium Metals Vital To Chipmaking

 

Business Insider: China is restricting the export of two little-known metals crucial to the semiconductor industry. It shows Beijing still holds important chips in its tech war with the West. 

 * China will restrict the exports of gallium and germanium — metals vital to chipmaking — from August 1. 

 * Authorities said the move aims to "safeguard national security and interests." 

* The export curb is seen as a retaliatory move by Beijing amid a chip war with the West. 

China and the US are getting increasingly ensnared in a chip war that has escalated since October. 

A recent move by China to restrict the export of two little-known metals has again sent the semiconductor industry into a tailspin. 

In a Monday notice, China's commerce ministry and customs department said it plans to control the exports of two metals — gallium and germanium — along with several of their compounds from August 1 to "safeguard national security and interests."  

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WNU Editor: These restrictions are to be imposed on August 1.

 China Will Restrict The Exports Of Gallium And Germanium Metals  

China’s export controls on gallium likely to hit US defense industry: experts -- Global Times 

China Restricts Export of Chipmaking Metals in Clash With US -- Bloomberg  

China's metal export curbs a 'warning' to US and its allies - Global Times -- Reuters  

China restricts exports of high-tech metals in a slap at Washington ahead of Yellen's visit -- Reuters  

What are Gallium and Germanium? China curbs exports of metals critical to chips and other tech -- CNBC

China's gallium and germanium controls: what they mean and what could happen next -- The Conversation  

EU assessing exposure to China’s curbs on germanium and gallium exports -- SCMP 

Factbox: Companies respond to China's curbs on gallium and germanium exports -- Reuters

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Will this change the way barbecue chips taste?

Anonymous said...

It's about time.

Anonymous said...

After watching this clip tells you pretty much who blew up the Nordstream pipelines.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mMqNHiMn7k&ab_channel=SkyNewsAustralia

Anonymous said...

Wouldn’t they be better off just jacking up the price?