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An Old Feud Between American Allies Rattles Tech Giants’ Supply Chains
Spat could threaten availability of Apple’s iPhones, Amazon’s cloud-computing data servers and the inventory of many internet-connected gadgets Protestors hold up placards reading ‘No Abe!’ during a rally denouncing Japan for its recent trade restrictions against South Korea, near the Japanese embassy in Seoul, July 20. Photo: jung yeon-je/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images SEOUL—A trade feud […]
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Decades of distrust: South Koreans angry at Japan’s export curbs
Many people in South Korea have never forgiven Japan for wartime atrocities, resulting in periodic trade disputes. Thousands of South Korean protesters vented their anger at Japan’s wartime atrocities after Tokyo’s move to restrict exports of chemicals crucial for South Korea’s electronics industry opened old wounds [Reuters] This is the first of a two-part series […]
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Japan-South Korea gloom spurs worries of ‘never seen before’ chip price spike
SEOUL (Reuters) – Memory chip spot prices have risen for the first time this year, indicating grim warnings of “never seen before” spikes and a supply disruption could come to pass as a dispute between South Korea and Japan drags on. The 15% spike in DRAM chip prices over a week – in a sector […]
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Samsung tests non-Japan materials as Asia trade war deepens
Top chipmaker searches for new suppliers in China, Taiwan and at home A visitor is seen at the Samsung Delight shop in Seoul. Hydrogen fluoride etching gas, which Japan holds a 80% to 90% market share, is vital to semiconductor production. © Getty Images SEOUL — Samsung Electronics is testing hydrogen fluoride etching gas […]
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Russia Offers To Export Hydrogen Fluoride To South Korea Amidst Curbs
Japan recently revoked preferential treatment offered to South Korea for semiconductor raw material exports. This export curb surrounds three materials that are crucial for fabrication, and making matters worse, the materials can not be stored without a loss in quality or prohibitive costs. Therefore, South Korean companies are in a bind as new export conditions […]
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S. Korea-Japan trade feud disrupts Samsung’s Galaxy Note production
he impact of the prolonged trade row between South Korea and Japan is already being felt here as tech giant Samsung Electronics is slowing down chip production for its next flagship smartphone Galaxy Note 10. “This month, Samsung has cut by 10 percent the target production of the Exynos, a mobile processor that will be […]
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Fluorine speeds up two-dimensional materials growth
By spatially confining fluorine, scientists could activate feeding gases while disabling its harmful effects Back in 2004, the physics community was just beginning to recognize the existence of truly two-dimensional (2D) material, graphene. Fast forward to 2019, scientists explore a breadth of different 2D materials, expecting to uncover more of their fundamental properties. The frenzy […]
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Russia proposes supplying S. Korea with semiconductor materials to replace those from Japan
Moscow communicates willingness to supply via diplomatic channel The production process for semiconductors involving materials subject to Japan’s recent export controls The production process for semiconductors involving materials subject to Japan’s recent export controls Russia suggested that it may be able to supply South Korean businesses with highly pure hydrogen fluoride (etching gas), one […]
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South Korea steps up effort to get U.S. help in export row with Japan
SEOUL/TOKYO – South Korea’s foreign minister told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Japan’s export controls against Seoul are “undesirable,” the ministry said on Thursday as a trade row between the East Asian neighbors grows. South Korea’s ruling party also announced on Thursday that up to about 300 billion won (¥27.6 billion) would be […]
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SKorea’s Moon calls for diplomatic solution to trade spat
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president said Monday the country is committed to finding a diplomatic solution to a bitter dispute over tightened Japanese control of exports of high-tech materials used by South Korean companies to produce semiconductors and displays. In a meeting with senior aides, President Moon Jae-in called for Japan to withdraw […]
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