确保民用电,四川要求所有企业停产6日! 多家供应链企业回应

​四川省重点都市包括成都、绵阳等,绵阳目前有京东方、惠科等面板大厂,及康宁、东旭等供应链厂商,此次停电恐对生产造成一定影响。据业内人士透漏,目前惠科就供电问题已经在与当地政府交涉中,京东方B19也已确定15-20日停电。除了面板外,四川成都也已是笔记本电脑代工生产重镇,包括鸿海、仁宝、纬创等、散热厂力致等,在当地都设有厂区。

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US imposes new export control to push China out of next generation semiconductor competition

The US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule on August 12 to impose restrictions on four emerging and fundamental technologies, among which an electronic computer-aided design (ECAD) software which is important to designing artificial intelligence (AI) chips, further preventing China from designing and producing next-generation advanced semiconductor chips.

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No need for TSMC to take side between US and China: Q&A with Richard Thurston

The Chips and Science Act 2022 signed by US president Joe Biden on August 9 is seen as an important move to boost US competitiveness in the face of a “sputnik moment” with China. As we examine the content, with the conditions set in the law, we found the semiconductor companies will have to take sides if they decide to take the subsidy for building the fabs.

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