Japan Tightens Chipmaking Equipment Exports Amid US-China Tech Spat

Japan Tightens Chipmaking Equipment Exports Amid US-China Tech Spat
Semiconductor chips on a printed circuit board on Feb. 17, 2023. Florence Lo/Illustration/Reuters
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Japan will impose export restrictions on 23 semiconductor manufacturing equipment, the government said on Friday, amid an ongoing spat between the United States and China over chip technology.

The export control measures will take effect in July and cover equipment for cleaning, checkups, and lithography—a key technology in manufacturing advanced semiconductors—according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).