A 5G smartphone from Huawei has reignited debate over chip technology and China’s ability to skirt US curbs.
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Samsung Electronics has reduced its stake in semiconductor manufacturing equipment maker ASML by more than 50%.
A media report said a state-backed Chinese chip company has made an important technological breakthrough.
ASML’s orders rose in the second quarter, signalling optimism that a slump in the semiconductor industry may be nearing an end.
Huawei Technologies is said to be plotting a return to the 5G smartphone industry by the end of this year.
The two countries are set to deliver a blow to China’s chip makers soon by further restricting sales of chip-making equipment.
The US has sharpened its assault on China’s technology industry, an escalation that leaves Beijing with few options to retaliate.
Dutch officials are planning to enforce new controls on exports of chip-making equipment to China, a report said.
The move follows new regulations from the Biden administration, according to an internal e-mail sent to staff.
The US’s new restrictions on technology exports to China could undercut the Asian country’s ability to develop wide swaths of its economy.