Japan and the United States have also taken steps to limit Chinese companies’ access to chips and chipmaking equipment. (ASML), Europe’s largest tech firm, will need to apply for export licenses for products used to make microchips. The measure is the latest development in the global battle to control chipmaking technology, which is vital for everything from smartphones and self-driving cars to advanced computing and weapons manufacturing.īeijing’s move comes just days after the Dutch government announced new restrictions on exports of some semiconductor equipment, drawing an angry response from Beijing, according to Reuters.
Both are on the European Union’s list of critical raw materials, which are deemed “crucial to Europe’s economy.”Ĭhina is by far the world’s biggest gallium producer and a leading global producer and exporter of germanium, according to the U.S. Gallium and germanium are used in a variety of products, including computer chips and solar panels. REUTERS/Washington Alves/File Photo Washington Alves/Reuters/FILEĪnglo-French deal could create Europe's biggest lithium producer FILE PHOTO: A worker of Sigma Lithium Corp SGML.V takes samples at the Grota do Cirilo mine in Itinga, in Minas Gerais state, Brazil April 18, 2023.
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