While China continues efforts to produce advanced chips without access to ASML’s EUV tools, it is also pushing to reduce reliance on DUV systems. According to the South China Morning Post, Chinese start-up Prinano claims it has validated mass production of photonic chips on 8-inch silicon wafers u...

U.S. lawmakers recently proposed the “MATCH Act,” a bill aimed at tightening restrictions on key chip equipment sales to China, though it is now reportedly being scaled back and shifting toward more targeted controls. According to Reuters, sources say the revised version has been softened but st...

The U.S. is reportedly advancing a bill to further tighten China’s access to chipmaking equipment. According to South China Morning Post, U.S. lawmakers have proposed the Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls in Hardware (MATCH) Act, which aims to close “critical gaps” in existing res...

China is reported to have built an EUV lithography prototype by reverse-engineering older ASML tools, drawing industry attention. However, the larger concern may lie less in technological catch-up than in potential loopholes in existing export controls. According to a report from Center for a New Am...

While U.S. officials have reportedly signaled that long-anticipated semiconductor tariffs may not be imposed anytime soon, the country is maintaining strict controls on China’s chip industry. As part of these ongoing efforts, Reuters reports a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Thursday introdu...