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  

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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