The ETFs will test investor appetite for chipmakers, producers of new materials and machine tool manufacturers at a time when rivalry between the US and China in the chip sector is intensifying

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son plans to visit Seoul to discuss a plan for Arm, amid speculation over an industry consortium to invest in the chip designer to ensure its neutrality.

New Delhi is looking to attract high-tech investments with a $10bn incentive plan for chip and display production

The island's highly valuable chip factories were spared thanks to quakes occurring in areas away from chip foundries, plus modern design safety features, according to TrendForce

From January to August 3,470 firms that included the word "chip" in in their brands or operations were deregistered, the South China Morning Post said

US President issued an order on Thursday directing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US to focus on microelectronics, artificial intelligence, biotech and quantum computing.

TSMC's new N3E chipmaking tech will offer better performance, energy efficiency, and cost-effectiveness, the report said.

The US is considering sanctions against China to try to deter it from invading Taiwan, while Taipei has lobbied the European Union to do the same

Taiwan's Globalwafers will start work in November on the first silicon wafer facility built in the US in more than two decades.

Vedanta won subsidies on expenditure and cheap power from western Gujarat state to build the computer chip mega-project, sources say

From next month US companies that export chipmaking equipment to Chinese factories that produce advanced chips with sub-14nn processes will require a government licence

Some executives say the US ban on exports to China of Nvidia and AMD's advanced computer chips could backfire if it creates chances for startups in China's fast-growing chip market.