DiscoverChips Weekly by Diana🇨🇳 China’s Rare Earth Clampdown, 🇺🇸 Intel’s 18A Breakthrough & Amkor’s U.S. Packaging Bet
🇨🇳 China’s Rare Earth Clampdown, 🇺🇸 Intel’s 18A Breakthrough & Amkor’s U.S. Packaging Bet

🇨🇳 China’s Rare Earth Clampdown, 🇺🇸 Intel’s 18A Breakthrough & Amkor’s U.S. Packaging Bet

Update: 2025-10-14
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This week on Chips Weekly by Diana, we unpack the biggest developments shaping the semiconductor world between Oct 1 – 9, 2025.


China tightens rare-earth export controls, Intel unveils its first 18A chip — Panther Lake — built in Arizona, and Amkor breaks ground on a massive U.S. packaging campus. In our Industry Spotlight, we look at how new U.S. rules could expand export bans on chipmaking tools.


And finally, our Chip of the Week: Intel’s Panther Lake 18A SoC, a landmark in both technology and strategy for the American chip giant.


🎧 Listen for clear analysis, industry context, and the stories defining the global chip race.



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🇨🇳 China’s Rare Earth Clampdown, 🇺🇸 Intel’s 18A Breakthrough & Amkor’s U.S. Packaging Bet

🇨🇳 China’s Rare Earth Clampdown, 🇺🇸 Intel’s 18A Breakthrough & Amkor’s U.S. Packaging Bet

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