"China's Ministry of Commerce Moves to Block Domestic Firms from Outsourcing Foundry ...

China's Ministry of Commerce is considering restricting domestic firms like Huawei and Alibaba from outsourcing semiconductor production to foreign foundries including TSMC, aiming to redirect orders to state-backed SMIC and prevent technology leakage. The move would force Chinese companies to use SMIC despite its technological lag due to US export controls on advanced chipmaking equipment.

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