US chipmaker Intel apologised on Thursday to its Chinese customers, partners and public for telling suppliers not to source products or labour from Xinjiang, saying it had been forced to do so.

China's market regulator said on Wednesday that it had approved the acquisition deal – but with conditions

Officials at various US agencies talked about a proposal to toughen sales to chipmakers in China

Zhao Weiguo’s opposition to the deal with JAC and Wise Road is a potential hurdle for the sale and restructuring of Unigroup, a firm once poised to be a key Chinese semiconductor producer

The advanced packaging facility, which is expected to begin production in 2024, will create over 4,000 Intel jobs and more than 5,000 construction jobs

India approved a $10-billion plan to attract semiconductor fab makers and display manufacturers as it strives to become an electronics hub.

Merck announcement follows world's largest contract chip maker TSMC saying it will build a new chip factory in Kaohsiung

The MariSilicon X chip – made using TSMC tech processes – is a further sign of hardware firm’s move into the semiconductor sector

Magnachip, whose shares declined 1.8% at $16.81 in extended trading, will get a termination fee of $70.2 million, according to a joint statement

American tech giant will expand manufacturing for its advanced semiconductor packaging technologies in the northern state of Penang

Washington is also allegedly considering adding more tech firms to the Commerce department's entity list and to the Treasury list banning US investment

Company has been scrambling to keep up with global chip shortage and supply-chain disruptions were expected to worsen during the holiday sales quarter