China’s polysilicon push puts US chips at risk

TECHNOLOGY

Despite boosting chip production at home, the US remains reliant on China for raw materials

Chinese firms sell polysilicon at roughly $5 per kilogram, less than US production costs | Credits: Mahir Asadli via Shutterstock

China is cementing control over a critical material in the semiconductor supply chain, with the plan to flood markets with cheap polysilicon, a report released this month by the Information Technology…

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