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The US Department of Commerce's recent investment in seven semiconductor companies represents a significant strategic move to strengthen America's position in the global semiconductor supply chain. This government intervention underscores the critical importance of semiconductor technology for natio

The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced a $874 million incentive program under the CHIPS and Science Act to bolster domestic semiconductor research and development. The funding supports key technologies such as integrated photonics, advanced packaging, AI memory, compute architectures, and sem

The recent inclusion of NVIDIA chips in China's military and Commerce Department procurement marks a significant development in international tech diplomacy. Despite previous concerns over NVIDIA's chip exports to China, this breakthrough allows Volvo to continue its sales operations in the Chinese

The U.S. Commerce Department closed a loophole in semiconductor export controls on May 31, 2026, preventing Chinese companies from circumventing restrictions by purchasing advanced AI chips through overseas subsidiaries. Previously, entities based in China could acquire restricted chips via foreign

The U.S. Commerce Department issued new guidance over the weekend to tighten export controls on advanced AI chips to Chinese entities, closing a regulatory loophole that may have allowed hundreds of thousands of chips to flow to overseas subsidiaries of Chinese firms. The loophole emerged in May 202