Despite these sanctions,2023 saw China import a record amount of semiconductor manufacturing tools. In that light, many U.S. firms seemed to have thought that being at a China-based conference would have reflected poorly on them, given how sensitive the topic is for Washington. The U.S. government probably wants to reduce the presence of U.S. companies at the conference, though these moves could backfire if it forces China to become self-reliant on making its own tools. This is already happening, withAMEC replacing U.S. tools with domestic ones at a rapid rate.
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Matthew Connatser is a freelancing writer for Tom’s Hardware US. He writes articles about CPUs, GPUs, SSDs, and computers in general.
