China has taken steps to assert state ownership over its rare earth materials necessary for semiconductor production by enacting a regulation that came into effect on October 1st. Also, the country's Ministry of Commerce announced on December 3rd that the export of dual-use items involving gallium, ...

According to a report from Commercial Times, in response to the U.S.’s new wave of semiconductor export control targeting China, China's Ministry of Commerce announced on the 3rd that the export of dual-use items related to gallium, germanium, antimony, and superhard materials to the U.S. will gen...

While South Korean memory giants Samsung Electronics and SK hynix saw their sales in China double in the first half of this year, the country as a whole seems to heavily rely on China for essential semiconductor raw materials as well, with silicon, germanium, gallium and indium seeing the largest in...

China's export controls on crucial semiconductor materials are reportedly hitting the supply chain, with concerns rising over potential shortages of advanced chips and military optical hardware. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, China produces 98% of the world's gallium and 60% of its germ...