US, China Semiconductor Industries Create Working Group
The Chinese and American semiconductor industry associations will establish a China-U.S. semiconductor working group to streamline information sharing between the two industries, and exchange policies on export controls, supply chain security, encryption and other trade restrictions. The move was announced…
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March 11 on the China Semiconductor Industry Association's website, according to an unofficial translation. The group plans to meet twice a year to address the most pressing issues surrounding semiconductors, including the current global shortage of the key technology, it said. Following the negotiations, each association will appoint 10 member companies to participate in the working group. CSIA is a state-backed association of 774 Chinese semiconductor-related businesses. Its American counterpart is the Semiconductor Industry Association, whose stated mission is lobbying “to strengthen U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research.” Neither group has announced participants for the working group.