Hardware Industry US-China chip wars fueled by "ideology, not facts" says former ASML chief Due to its unique position, ASML is forced to play it neutral By Zo Ahmed, July 9, 2024, 8:09 AM
Industry Micron braces for major revenue impact after China's chip ban The ban follows U.S. export controls that prevent American companies from selling advanced technologies to China By Kishalaya Kundu, June 19, 2023, 9:09 AM
Car Tech Industry The new trade war: China's dramatic rise in the EV market China's EV growth could stir global tensions By Jonathan Goldberg, June 4, 2023, 11:25 AM 27 comments
Industry Hardware Taiwan wouldn't tolerate US attempts to bomb TSMC in event of China takeover Comments about the fate of TSMC during a Chinese invasion escalate further By Daniel Sims, May 9, 2023, 4:49 PM 36 comments
Industry Electronics China's supply chain: Shenzhen wasn't built in a day Meanwhile, US companies are doing everything they can to reduce their reliance on China By Jonathan Goldberg, February 5, 2023, 1:25 PM 12 comments
Hardware Industry US extends tariff exemption on GPUs and PCBs for another nine months GPUs thankfully avoid a 25% price hike By Isaiah Mayersen, December 18, 2022, 11:39 AM
Hardware Industry Amid semiconductor trade war, Europe is seeking "strategic autonomy" Ain't no rest for the wicked, chips don't grow on trees By Adrian Potoroaca, February 22, 2021, 6:20 PM 23 comments
Mobile Industry Huawei tells suppliers that it only expects to sell 70 to 80 million smartphones this year Suppliers expect an even lower figure of 50 million units By Adrian Potoroaca, February 20, 2021, 7:11 AM
Industry Electronics DJI and SMIC are among 60 newly-added Chinese companies on the US Entity List Fanning the flames of the trade war By Adrian Potoroaca, December 18, 2020, 4:30 PM 19 comments
Industry Tech Culture France demands digital services tax from Big Tech on revenue generated in 2020 A new trade war may be brewing By Adrian Potoroaca, November 25, 2020, 7:28 PM 14 comments
Industry White House unveils new tech initiative as technology wars intensify US government announces new program to protect sensitive technology By Samuel Gush, October 17, 2020, 10:23 AM
Industry Hardware Silicon Industry Association: $50 billion are needed to bring chip manufacturing to the US Half of what China is spending to keep the manufacturing crown By Adrian Potoroaca, September 17, 2020, 2:28 PM 10 comments
Industry Hardware Foxconn and Pegatron reportedly planning to expand to Mexico to avoid the trade war Asian manufactures are jumping on the "near-shoring" train By Adrian Potoroaca, August 24, 2020, 2:58 PM
Mobile Software Apple purges thousands of games from the App Store in China Chinese regulatory pressures could lead to App Store shutdown By Adrian Potoroaca, August 19, 2020, 5:30 PM 12 comments
Hardware Industry Over a hundred TSMC engineers have been poached by Chinese chip makers Plans to establish their own semiconductor industry By Isaiah Mayersen, August 16, 2020, 2:07 PM 26 comments
The Web Tech Culture US proposes a five-part "Clean Network" plan that could lead to a "splinternet" A US "Great Firewall" may be in the works By Adrian Potoroaca, August 7, 2020, 6:05 AM 45 comments
Industry Electronics China may restrict exports of Nokia and Ericsson equipment if EU countries ban Huawei Both companies depend on China to manufacture telecom equipment By Adrian Potoroaca, July 20, 2020, 8:27 PM 36 comments
Hardware Industry Huawei won't get any more TSMC chips after September Another nail in the coffin? By Isaiah Mayersen, July 19, 2020, 10:13 AM 64 comments
Industry Hardware Huawei has spent billions on a two-year stockpile of American chips But obviously, there are reasons why companies don't want to stockpile tech By Isaiah Mayersen, May 31, 2020, 10:03 AM 40 comments
Industry Hardware TSMC has halted new orders from Huawei in response to new US export controls A huge blow to Huawei that China considers an "unreasonable suppression" By Adrian Potoroaca, May 18, 2020, 12:14 PM 17 comments
Industry Electronics China may be considering restrictions against US chipmakers amid renewed Huawei ban The new wars are fought with silicon By Adrian Potoroaca, May 15, 2020, 8:42 PM 44 comments
Security Industry US urges European countries to tap Nokia, Ericsson, and Samsung for their 5G needs The trade war is still very much alive By Adrian Potoroaca, February 19, 2020, 9:08 PM 30 comments
Industry Trade agreement between US and China means no price rise for next-gen consoles Thankfully By Rob Thubron, January 29, 2020, 10:11 AM 13 comments
Industry Apple Trump's trade deal with China means no iPhone price increase The iPhone 11 Pro could have become $150 more expensive By Rob Thubron, December 13, 2019, 5:20 AM 19 comments
Tech Culture Industry China to replace all foreign hardware and software at government and public institutions by 2022 Beijing's "3-5-2" policy plans to phase out foreign tech suppliers in favor of local alternatives over the next three years By Humza Aamir, December 9, 2019, 8:20 AM 11 comments