Key semiconductor trade fair in China cancelled as nation contends with surging Covid-19 cases

Name: AI chip maker ordered by US government to halt exports to China
Uploaded: 2022-09-09T12:00:06.000Z
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SEMICON China in Shanghai, a two-day event that was pushed back to October from June, has once again been called off, the organiser confirmed

China is rushing to contain a surging number of local Covid-19 infections nationwide ahead of the Communist Party’s 20th congress next month

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Published: 8:00pm, 9 Sep 2022

Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), a global chip industry association, has cancelled a major trade fair in China, as the country battles a spate of Covid-19 outbreaks.

SEMICON China, a three-day event that was scheduled to begin in Shanghai on October 5 after being pushed back from June 15, was once again called off amid strengthening pandemic controls, a SEMI representative confirmed to the Post on Friday.

The conference was originally set to take place concurrently with FPD China, a trade fair for display and touch screen manufacturers that is also organised by SEMI.

SEMICON China, which was first held in Shanghai in 1988, is widely regarded as one of the semiconductor industry’s most important events. This year’s edition, for instance, counted Dutch chip-making equipment giant ASML as one of its exhibitors.

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AI chip maker ordered by US government to halt exports to China

As China rushes to contain a surging number of local Covid-19 infections, which have been detected in 29 out of 31 provinces this month, however, several upcoming tech industry events have been postponed.