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Joining China’s SMIC Was Foolish: Taiwan Chip Veteran – SCMP
Joining China’s SMIC Was Foolish: Taiwan Chip Veteran – SCMP

SMIC got hit with US sanctions three days after he joined the company, and the Chinese government did not trust him due to his Taiwanese-US citizenship, Chiang said.

China’s SMIC Sees Big Profit Jump But Wary of Chips Outlook
China’s SMIC Sees Big Profit Jump But Wary of Chips Outlook

China's biggest chipmaker reported a big jump in second-quarter revenue and $514m in profit on Friday, but warned that the sector faces "panic and uncertainty"

Samsung’s Lee Gets Pardon to Help Ramp Up Korean Economy
Samsung’s Lee Gets Pardon to Help Ramp Up Korean Economy

Samsung vice-chairman Jay Y Lee and another top businessman won pardons on Friday from President Yoon Suk-yeol, who wants them to help rev up the South Korean economy.

Indian Firms Using UAE, Asian Currencies to Buy Russian Coal
Foxconn Sees Slow Quarter As Smartphone Demand Declines
Metaverse Land is `Dumbest’ Buy Ever, Mark Cuban Says – Insider
China’s Lenovo Sees Worst Quarterly Sales Since Early 2020
China’s Far East Accused of Helping ZTE Break US Export Rules
Bitcoin Rise Shows Crypto Has Hit Floor – Business Insider
Singapore Crypto Lender Hodlnaut Freezes Withdrawals

Fintech: The Big Picture

ASML in the Centre of the Chip War

With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors