What will be the effects of China's restrictions on the export of Germanium and Gallium?

We are now following up on our debate article in SvD (2023-07-23) about how China's upcoming export restrictions are becoming an increasingly worrying cloud for the competitiveness of the Swedish electronics industry.

China dominates the supply of a range of rare earth metals, as well as other materials required for the transition to green and renewable energy. Their escalation of the technology war with the West should therefore be a top priority for politicians for the rest of the year.

To ensure that the industry receives the attention and support it needs from authorities and legislators, it is important to understand the effects of China's actions.

Therefore, we are now conducting a survey in the industry to get answers to some questions that may be the way forward. The survey has been sent out to Svensk Elektronik's members and other interested parties. If you would like to participate in the survey (which will be handled anonymously) – contact us: info@svenskelektronik.se

This is Gallium and Germanium

Gallium nitride (GaN) is used in HF semiconductors, power semiconductors and LEDs, among other things.
Read more at the links below.

https://navitassemi.com/gallium-nitride-the-next-generation-of-power/

https://gansystems.com/gallium-nitride-semiconductor/

Germanium is perhaps best known as a precursor to Silicon in diodes and transistors. However, Germanium is still used in some high-speed semiconductors today.
Read more at the link below.

https://www.waferworld.com/post/importance-of-germanium-in-the-world-today

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