The Trump administration is planning stricter measures on US semiconductor restrictions and urging key allies to heighten their limitations on China’s chip industry, signaling an expansion of efforts initiated under Joe Biden to curb Beijing’s technological capabilities. Recently, Trump officials met with Japanese and Dutch counterparts to discuss restricting Tokyo Electron Ltd. and ASML Holding NV engineers from servicing semiconductor equipment in China. This initiative, also a priority for Biden, aims to align key allies with US-imposed curbs on American chip-gear companies like Lam Research Corp., KLA Corp., and Applied Materials Inc. — news from Bloomberg
