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The Five Biggest Issues for Technology Companies in 2021
After a year of startling growth, the tech industry faces a more vexing 2021. The pandemic helped bring the world’s tech giants such as Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. to new heights in 2020. The shift to online shopping and remote working accelerated at a pace that would have been inconceivable without the coronavirus. But …
The U.S. vs. China: The High Cost of the Technology Cold War
The world is paying a high price for the technological Cold War between its two greatest powers. The U.S.-China conflict has already upended the tech industry in both countries, disrupting giant hardware manufacturers, computer-chip designers and even social-media services. Now the broader consequences are becoming clear, as the actions of Beijing and Washington reverberate across …
Intel Enters Deal to Sell NAND Memory Unit to SK Hynix
Intel Corp. INTC 0.78% has reached a deal to sell its flash-memory manufacturing business to South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. 000660 -2.08% for about $9 billion, in a move that would reorient the semiconductor giant away from an area of historical importance that has become increasingly challenged. The Intel unit makes NAND flash memory products …
U.S. imposes curbs on exports to China’s top chipmaker SMIC
The United States government has imposed restrictions on exports to China’s biggest silicon chip maker after concluding there is an “unacceptable risk” that equipment supplied to it could be used for military purposes. Suppliers of certain equipment to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) will now have to apply for individual export licenses, according to a …
U.S. Weighs New Move to Limit China’s Access to Chip Technology
The Trump administration is weighing new trade restrictions on China that would limit the use of American chip-making equipment, as it seeks to cut off Chinese access to key semiconductor technology, according to people familiar with the plan. The Commerce Department is drafting changes to the so-called foreign direct product rule, which restricts foreign companies’ …
U.S. Adds Chinese Firms to Blacklist, Citing Repression of Muslim Minorities
WASHINGTON—The U.S. added 28 Chinese entities to an export blacklist Monday, citing their role in Beijing’s repression of Muslim minorities in northwest China, just days before high-level trade talks are set to resume in Washington. The action, which the U.S. said wasn’t related to trade talks, was nonetheless likely to disturb Chinese officials already incensed …
U.S. Companies on China: Breaking Up Is Hard
American businesses, from technology startups to large corporations, say they cannot quickly upend their supply chains and stop doing business in China. President Trump tweeted Friday that he “hereby ordered” U.S. companies to explore relocating operations out of China and that he would raise existing and planned tariffs on Chinese goods by 5 percentage points. …
Acting U.S. Budget Chief Seeks Reprieve on Huawei Ban
The White House’s acting budget chief is pushing for a delay in implementing key provisions of a law that restricts U.S. government’s business with Huawei Technologies Co., citing the burdens on U.S. companies that use its technology. The request was made in a letter by Russell T. Vought, the acting director of the Office of …
