SemiconductorsTokyo Electron 'concerned' about U.S. tech curbs on China
Japanese chip equipment maker, hit by Shanghai lockdowns, suffers 17% profit fall
Tokyo Electron, one of the world's largest suppliers of chipmaking equipment, says about a quarter of its sales come from China. (Photo by Karina Nooka)
MITSURU OBE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent
TOKYO -- Tokyo Electron said on Monday that it is "very concerned" about U.S. moves to expand high-tech export curbs against China, a key market for the Japanese chip equipment maker, as the competition for technology dominance escalates between the world's two superpowers.