China to restrict exports of chipmaking materials as US mulls new curbs
China's controls, to take effect from August 1, will apply to eight gallium-related products: gallium antimonide, gallium arsenide, gallium metal, gallium nitride, gallium oxide, gallium phosphide, gallium selenide and indium gallium arsenide. ― Reuters pic
Tuesday, 04 Jul 2023 9:17 AM MYT
BEIJING, July 4 ― China will control exports of some metals widely used in the semiconductor industry, its commerce ministry announced yesterday, the latest salvo in an escalating war over access to high-tech microchips between Beijing and the United States.
The controls, which China said were aimed at protecting national security and interests, will require exporters to seek permission to ship some gallium and germanium products.
The move to manage exports of the rare elements that Beijing classifies as strategic, comes as Washington mulls new restrictions on the shipment of high-tech microchips to China, according to media reports.
The United States and the Netherlands are also set to deliver a one-two punch to China's chipmakers this summer by further restricting sales of chipmaking equipment, part of efforts to prevent their technology from being used to strengthen China's military.
China's controls, to take effect from August 1, will apply to eight gallium-related products: gallium antimonide, gallium arsenide, gallium metal, gallium nitride, gallium oxide, gallium phosphide, gallium selenide and indium gallium arsenide.
They will also apply to six germanium products: germanium dioxide, germanium epitaxial growth substrate, germanium ingot, germanium metal, germanium tetrachloride and zinc germanium phosphide.
Exporters will need to go through procedures to obtain export licences, China's commerce ministry said in a statement.
Anyone exporting these products without permission and those who export in excess of the permitted volumes will be punished, it said.
Germanium is also used in infrared technology, fibre optic cables and solar cells. ― Reuters
Tuesday, 04 Jul 2023 9:17 AM MYT
BEIJING, July 4 ― China will control exports of some metals widely used in the semiconductor industry, its commerce ministry announced yesterday, the latest salvo in an escalating war over access to high-tech microchips between Beijing and the United States.
The controls, which China said were aimed at protecting national security and interests, will require exporters to seek permission to ship some gallium and germanium products.
The move to manage exports of the rare elements that Beijing classifies as strategic, comes as Washington mulls new restrictions on the shipment of high-tech microchips to China, according to media reports.
The United States and the Netherlands are also set to deliver a one-two punch to China's chipmakers this summer by further restricting sales of chipmaking equipment, part of efforts to prevent their technology from being used to strengthen China's military.
China's controls, to take effect from August 1, will apply to eight gallium-related products: gallium antimonide, gallium arsenide, gallium metal, gallium nitride, gallium oxide, gallium phosphide, gallium selenide and indium gallium arsenide.
They will also apply to six germanium products: germanium dioxide, germanium epitaxial growth substrate, germanium ingot, germanium metal, germanium tetrachloride and zinc germanium phosphide.
Exporters will need to go through procedures to obtain export licences, China's commerce ministry said in a statement.
Anyone exporting these products without permission and those who export in excess of the permitted volumes will be punished, it said.
Germanium is also used in infrared technology, fibre optic cables and solar cells. ― Reuters
Unlike technology products which require a heavy amount of intellectual property,
ReplyDeletegallium antimonide, gallium arsenide, gallium metal, gallium nitride, gallium oxide, gallium phosphide, gallium selenide and indium gallium arsenide, germanium dioxide, germanium epitaxial growth substrate, germanium ingot, germanium metal, germanium tetrachloride and zinc germanium phosphide are all basic chemicals which China does NOT have monopoly.
In the last 2 decades, China has had the advantage of economy of scale , which made it the principal supplier.
However, 100% all supply all can be duplicated.
Wakakakaka…
DeleteKnow-nothing fart on parade AGAIN!
USofA has 45% of the world's Germanium deposit yet it has to import most of its supply from China who has a known deposit of 41%.
China produces 60% of the world's germanium and 80% of gallium.
What makes China the ONLY major producer of these two semiconductor critical material?
Many of the blurred f*cks would shout loudly about environmental degradations that most other nations wouldn't want to face as the reason.
The REAL fact is technologies used in refining/production these two elements from the extracted ore. No any other countries come close to the purity level & production volume as of China. & these Chinese foundries WOULD crack the misguided head of the purest environmental greenies!
eg Gallium arsenide, a compound critical to semiconductor fabrication, is complex to produce, and only a few companies in the world can do so. One is located in Europe, while the others are in Japan and China, according to the CRM Alliance findings. Yet none other than the Gallium arsenide from China can meet the increasingly purity demand dictated by the newer nano chip designs.
"100% all supply all can be duplicated"
Yell that to yr idol lah - ooop… they don't make nanochips. They only produce drawings!
Many outsiders didn't realize that there r a few chip making materials/processes r been patented by the Chinese.
ReplyDeleteBesides these gallium-related products, there r also 2 key lithographical related chemicals & 3 control processes whose patenta r held by the Chinese.
China has not restricted the use of these patented in the chip making equipments bought by all the existin semiconductor foundries until now.
This is step ONE!
Just likening to Huawei is starting to collect copyright fee from all the manufacturers using his 5G technologies!