China bans export of gallium, germanium, and antimony to US
Trade war ratchets up
China is banning the import of gallium, germanium, antimony, and superhard materials to the US, which it claims have potential military applications.
China overtakes US as a research leader
ASPI tracker reveals
According to the latest results from ASPI's Critical Technology Tracker, China has overtaken the United States as the global leader in research across most critical technologies.
China will produce 28nm Lithography equipment next month
Faster than expected
China is poised to make a significant stride in its chipmaking capabilities, with the production of 28nm lithography equipment scheduled for next month, a development that has taken many analysts by surprise given the current geopolitical climate and technological barriers.
Qualcomm has lost interest in Intel takeover
Kicked the tyres and a bit worried about the rust
Pretty much as we expected, Qualcomm has lost interest in buying Chipzilla.
Chinese headhunters prowling for Western tech experts
Zeiss employees targeted by Huawei
Zeiss SMT has discovered that headhunters from Huawei Technologies are attempting to poach its employees.
US prepares to sanction more Chinese chipmakers
Because previous sanctions worked so well
The US government may soon introduce a new series of sanctions affecting at least 200 domestic chip makers in China.
Huawei unveils Mate 70 Series with new HarmonyOS Next
One in the eye for US sanctions
Huawei has announced its new Mate 70 series smartphone lineup, which will be the first to feature the company's new HarmonyOS Next operating system that doesn't rely on Google's Android services and won't run any Android apps.
Nvidia to launch GeForce RTX 5090D GPU in China
Export control friendly
Nvidia is set to launch its GeForce RTX 5090D GPU for the Chinese market.
Project 2025 writer Brendan Carr new FCC Chairman
Expected to be Trump’s revenge on the IT industry and online media
President-elect Donald Trump has named Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as the agency's new chairman responsible for regulating broadcasting, telecommunications, and broadband.
US electronic prices to increase by $357
Trump’s plan to punish China
Donald Trump’s plan to tariff all foreign imports, especially goods from China, is projected to cause PC laptops to increase by an average of $357 in the US buyers.