China’s gallium and germanium controls: What they mean and what could happen next
The two elements are essential in everything from smartphones to space electronics. Credit: Roberto Hunger
From August, China is to restrict…
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Explained | Why is China limiting exports of raw materials?
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…
Breakthrough in enhancement of hole mobility in strained germanium leads to emergence of new class…
Credit: Maksym Myronov
Semiconductor materials are the foundation of modern electronic, photonic, photovoltaic, thermoelectric and many…