Another major Japanese chip equipment supplier is also considering halting shipments to blacklisted Chinese firms, a person familiar with the matter said. But the Japanese chip equipment executives did not cite that as a reason for cutting off supplies to some Chinese companies. “But in reality, that’s very difficult considering a US backlash.”CHINA CHIP TECHNOLOGY LAGSFive Japanese companies rank among the world’s top 10 chip equipment firms. The highly specialised chip equipment industry is relatively small, but the gear is strategically critical for all semiconductor manufacturers. Many chip equipment manufacturers are forecasting substantial profit drops this year as the China-US trade war dampens demand for chips and chip equipment globally.

Source: bd News24 June 11, 2019 06:11 UTC