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China has yet to shake off the short-term risk of deflation, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on November 9. China's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.3% year-on-year in October , marking a 0.1 percentage point decline from the previous month. On a month-on-month...
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Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS) today announced that its Fab 3 in Taoyuan experienced a power supply issue at 12:10 PM, leading to a power outage. VIS stated that as a precaution, the cleanroom was promptly evacuated, and all personnel were confirmed to be safe. Power was r...
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Since June 2022, the Federal Reserve has been reducing its balance sheet to restrict liquidity in financial markets in response to elevated inflation levels. Initially, the Fed reduced its monthly reinvestments by $60 billion in U.S. Treasuries and $35 billion in mortgage-backed securities (MBS), am...
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Following previous controversies of supplying 7nm chips to Huawei through proxies, TSMC is rumored to be requested by the U.S. Department of Commerce to suspend shipments of all its 7nm or more advanced chips to the AI/GPU clients in China, starting from today (November 11), according to the reports...
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According to Liberty Times, citing Chinese meida outlet TMTPost, as the U.S. has imposed sanctions on China's semiconductor industry since 2019, over 22,000 Chinese chip companies have shut down as of the end of 2023. The report pointed out that a large number of Chinese chip companies have gon...