Breaking News: US officials push for stricter semiconductor restrictions on China! U.S. meets Dutch and Japanese governments to limit China’s chipmaking to protect national security.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan said it remained in close contact with the United States as the US chip-making machinery ban on China. But, they would not comment on the content of their diplomatic discussions. Japan has already restricted exports to plants in China of 23 types of chip-making equipment. A U.S. official was bound for Japan after visiting the Dutch government. This was to push the allies to limit further China’s ability to make cutting-edge semiconductors.
Alan Estevez, the head of U.S. export policy, will make separate trips to both countries this week. They will discuss expanding a 2023 deal among the trio to block China. This deal constituted receiving chipmaking equipment that could be used for their military.
Top US official Alan Estevez meets with Dutch and Japanese governments
Among numerous exchanges with the United States, the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry of Japan would not say anything related to the diplomatic exchanges.
The U.S. put curbs in place in 2022 on exports to China of advanced chips, as well as chipmaking equipment, from companies including California-based Nvidia and Lam Research.
Effects on Chip-making Corporations
In July, it was followed by Japan, home to Nikon Corp and Tokyo Electron. It took place via the banning of exports of 23 types of equipment, including machines that deposit films on silicon wafers, and equipment for etching microscopic circuits into them.
Then, the Dutch government rolled out a licensing requirement for the Netherlands-based ASML’s deep ultraviolet, or DUV, semiconductor equipment destined for China. The company later told clients that customers in mainland China should not expect to receive its best machines after 1 January 2024. ASML supplies more than a third of the chips used in devices today. Hence, it is the largest chip equipment maker in the world by sales and market capitalization.
US and China on chip-making industry
The US later imposed restrictions on additional DUV machines in a handful of Chinese factories. They claimed jurisdiction because ASML’s systems contain some US parts and components.
Sanctioned Chinese telecoms giant Huawei last year came out with a phone powered by a sophisticated chip. The Huawei Mate 60 Pro was seen as a symbol of China’s technological resurgence despite Washington’s efforts.
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