Market research and tech consulting firm Yole Group predicts that China will have 30% of the world’s global foundry production capacity, making it the largest hub of semiconductor production. At the moment, Taiwan holds the highest output capacity at 23%, followed closely by China at 21%, South Korea at 19%, Japan at 13%, the U.S. at 10%, and Europe at 8%.

For more than a year, we have been tracking the flow of sanctioned items out of the UK and towards Russia. Electronic equipment, radar parts, components used to make aircraft and drones. These are all items that have been banned from going to Russia. 

June 20 (Reuters) - A U.S. official has informed leading global semiconductor companies of plans to cancel waivers allowing them to use American technology in China, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

COLLEGE PARK, MD  – At the upcoming SMTA Symposium on Counterfeit Parts & Materials, NHanced Semiconductors vice-president Dr. Charles Woychik will deliver a keynote address detailing the critical role of advanced packaging technologies needed to build a more resilient and advanced Outsourced Assembly and Test (OSAT) sector in the U.S.

According to Bloomberg, the Senate’s draft tax bill proposes a temporary boost to the investment tax credit for semiconductor manufacturers—raising it from 25% to 30% of plant investments. The measure is aimed at encouraging chipmakers to ramp up spending on new facilities before the credit expires at the end of 2026, the report notes.

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.