SIA report finds China accounts for about 5% of US chip equipment supply by production site
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The Semiconductor Industry Association says China accounts for about 5% of the equipment and materials directly supplied to the US chip industry when measured by country of manufacture, up from about 1% when measured by supplier headquarters.
The association's report puts US chipmakers' annual equipment and materials spending at nearly $27 billion, and says 95% of that went to companies headquartered in the US, Europe and Japan. Measured by country of origin, that share falls to 68%.
The report also says Southeast Asia's share rose to 10% by production site from less than 1%. China's grip on certain rare earths needed for chipmaking exceeds 90%, according to the same report.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 12, 6:55 AM ET
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AIThe Semiconductor Industry Association says China accounts for about 5 per cent of equipment and materials directly supplied to the US chip industry when measured by country of manufacture. Its grip on certain rare earths needed for chipmaking exceeds 90 per cent, according to the report. When measured by country of origin, the share of US chipmakers' roughly $27 billion in annual equipment and materials spending from US, European and Japanese suppliers falls from 95 per cent to 68 per cent.
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