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Coverage of semiconductor materials, equipment, OSAT, logistics, export controls, regional manufacturing strategy and fragile supplier dependencies.

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China's rare earth export controls escalate: The next "bottleneck" risk for the semiconductor supply chain?

In October 2025, China further tightened its rare earth export controls, expanding from raw materials to magnetic materials, processing equipment, and technology transfer. This poses a serious threat to global semiconductor, electric vehicle, and clean energy supply chains, especially for India, which is highly dependent on Chinese rare earths. This article analyzes the potential impact of these controls on semiconductor manufacturing, advanced packaging, and equipment materials from the perspectives of the industrial chain, technological routes, and geopolitics, and explores the response strategies of countries such as India.

Marcus Lim6 min read
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Japan's Semiconductor Equipment Sales to China Plunge 10%: How Export Controls Reshape Global Supply Chains and AI Investment Logic

Japanese semiconductor equipment manufacturers' sales to China decreased by 10% year-on-year, with Tokyo Electron's revenue share from China dropping from 41% to 31.8%. Export controls are forcing Japanese companies to accelerate their shift toward AI demand, and the global equipment supply chain is undergoing structural adjustments. This article provides an in-depth analysis from the perspectives of the industrial chain, competitive landscape, regional impact, and investment.

Elena Vance6 min read
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The global supply chain has entered a “regionalization + digitalization” phase: Insights from logistics resilience upgrading for the semiconductor industry chain

This article is based on the latest trends in the global supply chain and analyzes how tariffs, geopolitics, nearshoring, and digitalization are reshaping manufacturing, logistics, and inventory networks, and further maps these changes onto the semiconductor industry chain’s capacity布局, advanced packaging, AI chip supply and demand, and supply chain risk management.

David Sterling11 min read