As cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturers ponder relocating more back-end assembly and testing onshore from the Asia/Pacific area, a new Deloitte analysis identifies sustainability as a critical industry problem.
The U.S. Commerce Department has proposed new rules to prevent $52 billion in semiconductor manufacturing and research funding from being used by China and other countries of concern.
The Chinese newspaper Global Times has slammed Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMCinvestment )’s in Arizona as a “dark turn” in the global semiconductor industry, accusing Washington of duping the world’s most advanced chip maker into establishing a wafer fab in the U.S.