HAMAMATSU, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yamaha Corporation (hereinafter “Yamaha”) (TOKYO:7951) announces that on March 20, 2025, the Zhongshan Intermediate People's Court of Guangdong Province upheld the first-instance guilty verdicts in a criminal case against the individuals responsible for three Chinese companies involved in manufacturing and selling counterfeit Yamaha PA analog mixers.

The Chinese government has decided to ease export curbs affecting companies that trade in rare earth metals and goods based on these resources. The change of policy was signaled by state media, reports Reuters. However, this change is only being implemented to the benefit of Chinese and European semiconductor companies...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The SMTA is pleased to announce the technical program for the Symposium on Counterfeit Parts & Materials. Co-organized by SMTA and the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE), the event will be held June 24-26, 2025 in Hyattsville, Maryland at the College Park Marriott Conference Center.

China’s semiconductor market is at a pivotal moment, characterized by an aggressive state-driven ambition for self-sufficiency and rapid indigenous technological development. This forceful drive grows against persistent geopolitical pressures and significant technical hurdles.

Korean police referred a man in his 40s for potential prosecution on Friday, accusing him of attempting to leak semiconductor packaging technology overseas. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s security investigation bureau accused Kim of committing violations the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act including leaking trade secrets.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has formally rescinded the AI Diffusion Rule, introduced by Joe Biden at the end of his Presidential term and set to come into force on May 15.The AI Diffusion Rule restricts the access of AI chips and AI model weights by countries, determined by a tiered system decided by the US government. It essentially blocked or capped the export of high end semiconductors, including GPUs.

SAN FRANCISCO – A U.S. lawmaker plans to introduce legislation in coming weeks to verify the location of artificial intelligence chips such as those made by Nvidia after they are sold. The effort to keep tabs on the chips, which drew bipartisan support from U.S. lawmakers, aims to address reports of widespread smuggling of Nvidia's chips into China in violation of U.S. export control laws.

March data from White Horse Laboratories highlights a continued focus on circuit reliability, component precision, and supplier diversity – key factors in navigating today’s increasingly complex electronics supply chain. We also observed persistent risks in switch-related devices and notable failure rates even among well-known brands.

The Tokyo District Court on Friday ordered Amazon Japan to pay ¥35 million in damages to a Japanese distributor of a medical device, ruling that the platform’s failure to remove Chinese counterfeit products — which appeared on the site as if they were the same product — led to a loss in sales.

China’s export controls on rare earths could cause production delays and higher costs in the semiconductor industry as soon as next year, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Associate Director Karl Breidenbach told EE Times.