Singapore semiconductor manufacturers unaffected by China’s metal export curbs
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Tessa Oh
SEMICONDUCTOR companies in Singapore do not expect China’s recent export curbs on gallium and germanium – metals key to the making of chips – to have a major impact on operations because they source their materials from multiple countries.
Nevertheless, the companies approached by The Business Times (BT) said they will continue to monitor the situation as it develops.
China said on Jul 3 that it plans to impose export restrictions on the two metals from Aug 1, in what has been viewed as retaliation over similar curbs previously imposed upon China by the US and others.
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