China accounts for about 5 per cent of the equipment and materials directly supplied to the US chip industry when measured by country of manufacture, but its grip on certain rare earths needed for chipmaking is over 90 per cent, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
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October 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Mapping US chip supply chain: China accounts for far more than it appears, report says
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Excerpt from SCMP Tech.