BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. semiconductor wafer maker AXT Inc said its Chinese subsidiary Beijing Tongmei had received initial export permits for shipping gallium arsenide and germanium substrates – compounds key to chipmaking – to certain customers.

Source: https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2023/09/21/us-firm-axt-says/

Foxconn pulls out of $19 billion chipmaking project in Indiaedition.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/92dab72261a5cb8d?ref=ff

India is “rolling out the red carpet” for the semiconductor industry, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday in his home state of Gujarat as he pitched the country as a viable chipmaking hub to global investors.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/business/pm-modi-india-semiconductors-conference-ahmedabad-8864766/

Just days before the ban, Micron announced a plan to invest up to 500 billion yen (US$3.7 billion) in Japan in extreme ultraviolet technology, becoming the first chipmaker to bring the advanced chipmaking technology to Japan.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/chinas-micron-ban-chipmakers-dilemma-sino-us-tensions-analysts-3507756?cid=cna_flip_070214

Last month, China retaliated against Western export controls with its own sweeping restrictions on gallium and germanium, two crucial chipmaking inputs.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/08/04/italy-china-belt-and-road-europe/

Micron is the first US chipmaker to be targeted by Beijing following a series of export controls by Washington on certain American components and chipmaking tools to block them being used to advance China's military capabilities.

Source: https://www.gadgets360.com/laptops/news/micron-forecasts-revenue-hit-quarterly-results-china-ban-4057326

Since 2019 the US has limited Huawei’s access to essential chipmaking tools.

Source: https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/hashtag-trending-sep-5-usenet-is-back-huawei-launches-its-own-chip-twitter-may-train-its-ai-models-based-on-user-posts/546039

Taiwan’s Foxconn has withdrawn from a $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture with Indian metals-to-oil conglomerate Vedanta, the Taiwanese firm said Monday, in a setback to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chipmaking plans for his country.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/11/business/tech/foxconn-dumps-vedanta-chip-plan/

Tokyo’s decision, nonetheless, comes after the U.S. in October imposed sweeping restrictions on chipmaking tool exports to China citing concerns that Beijing planned to use advanced semiconductors to enhance its military power.

Source: https://business.inquirer.net/393970/japan-to-restrict-chipmaking-equipment-exports-as-it-aligns-with-u-s-china-curbs