TSMC unfazed by Chinese controlsclosely monitored: The long-term impacts of the restrictions on pricing and supply in the international market would be watched closely, minister Wang said Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) yesterday said it did not expect any direct effect on its production caused by China’s latest export controls on two rare metals essential for making semiconductors. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs announced on Monday that exports of gallium and germanium are to require a license starting from Aug. 1 over security concerns, as Beijing and Washington tussle over the global market for chips. TSMC, whose clients include Apple Inc and Intel Corp, controls more than half the world’s output of the silicon wafers that are used to power everything from drip
