Ukuntuleka kwama-chip emhlabeni wonke okwaqala ngonyaka odlule kuthinte kakhulu izimboni ezahlukene e-EU. Imboni yokukhiqiza izimoto ithinteke kakhulu. Ukulibaziseka kokulethwa kuvamile, okugqamisa ukuthembela kwe-EU kubaphakeli bama-chip baphesheya kwezilwandle. Kubikwa ukuthi ezinye izinkampani ezinkulu ziyandisa ukwakheka kwazo kokukhiqiza ama-chip e-EU.

Muva nje, ukuhlaziywa kwedatha evela ezinkampanini ezinkulu eketangeni lokuphakelwa kwe-semiconductor lomhlaba wonke okukhishwe yi-US Department of Commerce kubonise ukuthi uketangeni lokuphakelwa kwe-semiconductor lomhlaba wonke lusabuthakathaka, futhi ukushoda kokunikezwa kwe-chip kuzoqhubeka okungenani izinyanga eziyi-6.

Ulwazi luphinde lubonise ukuthi inani eliphakathi labasebenzisi be-key chips lehle lisuka ezinsukwini ezingama-40 ngo-2019 laya ngaphansi kwezinsuku ezi-5 ngo-2021. UMnyango Wezohwebo wase-US uthe lokhu kusho ukuthi uma izici ezifana nobhubhane olusha lwe-crown kanye nezinhlekelele zemvelo zivala amafektri e-semiconductor angaphandle ngisho namasonto ambalwa, kungase kuholele ekuvalweni kwezinkampani zokukhiqiza zase-US kanye nokuxoshwa kwesikhashana kwabasebenzi.

Ngokusho kwe-CCTV News, uNobhala Wezohwebo wase-US uRaimondo ukhiphe isitatimende esithi uchungechunge lokuhlinzekwa kwe-semiconductor lusabuthakathaka, futhi i-US Congress kumele ivume isiphakamiso sikaMongameli uBiden sokutshala imali eyizigidigidi ezingama-52 zamaRandi ukwandisa ucwaningo nokuthuthukiswa kwe-chip yasekhaya kanye nokukhiqiza ngokushesha okukhulu. Uthe ngenxa yokwanda kwesidingo semikhiqizo ye-semiconductor kanye nokusetshenziswa okugcwele kwezindawo zokukhiqiza ezikhona, ikhambi elilodwa kuphela lenkinga yokuhlinzekwa kwe-semiconductor ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ukwakha kabusha amandla okukhiqiza asekhaya ase-US.