germanium

The two elements are essential in everything from smartphones to space electronics. Credit: Roberto Hunger From August, China is to restrict…

The story so far: On July 3, in what is being seen as the country’s retaliatory move in the ‘chip war’, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced that it would implement export controls on items related to gallium and germanium. It said…

The tech ‘wars’ between the West and China seem to be hotting up. Last week, it was revealed that the US was planning to cur export of certain chips that are used for generative AI. Now, reports suggest that China is restricting export of…

BEIJING: China’s decision to control the export of two key metals showed it has some power to retaliate against moves by the US, Japan and Europe to cut Beijing off from advanced technology. But it also risks backfiring. The new export…

WHO ELSE PRODUCES THESE METALS? Small amounts of gallium - around 10 metric tons in 2021 - are produced by Japan, Russia and South Korea, according to the United States Geological Survey. Germany and Kazakhstan also produced it in the…

China is clamping down on exports of two obscure yet crucial metals in an escalation of the trade war on technology with the US and Europe.But what exactly are gallium and germaniumand how important are they? Here’s a quick recap:What…

Our current chip technology is largely based on silicon. Only in very special components a small amount of germanium is added. But there are good reasons to use higher germanium contents in the future: The compound semiconductor…