TOKYO -- Chinese semiconductor makers are snapping up used chipmaking machines as they rush to produce homegrown products amid U.S.-Sino trade tensions, driving up equipment prices in Japan's secondary market.
Machines 'worthless several years ago' sell for $1 million
People cooped at home playing computer games have driven up demand for semiconductors. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Chinese semiconductor makers are snapping up used chipmaking machines as they rush to produce homegrown products amid U.S.-Sino trade tensions, driving up equipment prices in Japan's secondary market.