Trade warU.S. chip tool makers eye Southeast Asia as China business shrinks
Export controls drive shift as semiconductor industry suffers demand slump
U.S. export controls on advanced chipmaking equipment has made it harder for American providers to do business in China. (Photo courtesy of Applied Materials)
LAULY LI, Nikkei Asia tech correspondent
February 10, 2023 12:41 JST
TAIPEI -- Key American chip equipment suppliers are shifting operations from China to Southeast Asia in a sign that U.S. export controls enacted last October are accelerating the decoupling of tech supply chains between the world's two biggest economies.