As the CHIPS Act pushes billions into domestic semiconductor expansion, a quieter question is gaining urgency: what happens to the verification infrastructure for the components that still move through alternative channels? The answer, for a large share of the electronics industry, remains unsettled.

QatarEnergy has not restarted helium production at its Ras Laffan complex — one of the largest concentrations of helium production infrastructure globally — nine days after Iranian drone strikes forced the facility offline. The ensuing disruption to supply has sparked concerns for South Korea's chip industry, Nikkei reports.

Geopolitical shocks, especially when they occur near to the world’s most strategically sensitive energy and shipping corridors, are going to impact the global economy.

Taipei, Taiwan  —  A global shortage in memory chips sparked by artificial intelligence has dealt a “tsunami-like shock” to the smartphone industry, pushing prices to all-time highs, according to a new report. 

MONTREAL/BEIJING/WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Suppliers to U.S. aerospace and semiconductor firms face worsening rare earth shortages, with two turning away some clients, industry insiders said, weeks before U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for a summit in Beijing.

The head of a London airline parts firm was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison Monday after selling more than 60,000 fake aircraft engine parts, a fraud that triggered worldwide safety concerns and briefly grounded planes.

Federal officials have for years tried to wean Silicon Valley from its dependence on Taiwan, an island democracy roughly the size of Maryland that makes 90 percent of the world’s high-end computer chips. In secret briefings held in Washington and Silicon Valley, national security officials warned executives...

The ripple effects of soaring memory semiconductor prices are spreading across the entire electronics industry. Complete product manufacturers producing TVs, home appliances, smartphones, and other goods are demanding price reductions from component suppliers, including display and sensor manufacturers, to slightly alleviate the burden of memory costs.

International sanctions are failing to prevent European technology from ending up in Russian drones, missiles, and tanks. New research reveals how companies in Hong Kong have funnelled components made by major EU manufacturers – worth tens of millions of euros – into Russia’s war machine in Ukraine. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a settlement agreement with Applied Materials Inc. of Santa Clara, California (AMAT) and Applied Materials Korea, Ltd. (AMK), covering illegal exports of U.S. semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China.  AMAT and AMK agreed to pay a penalty of approximately $252 million – the second-highest penalty ever imposed by BIS.