TAIPEI/BEIJING -- China's top chipmakers are pushing hard to localize the supply of key chip materials and chemicals to counter U.S. export controls, sources with direct knowledge of these efforts told Nikkei Asia.
Drive to adopt local alternatives for supply chain comes amid U.S. pressure

Top Chinese chipmakers SMIC and CXMT are leading the charge to strip foreign suppliers from the nation's tech supply chain. (Source photos by Getty Images)
TAIPEI/BEIJING -- China's top chipmakers are pushing hard to localize the supply of key chip materials and chemicals to counter U.S. export controls, sources with direct knowledge of these efforts told Nikkei Asia.