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ConfirmedCompute05 Nov, 02:28 UTC

China's tungsten export curbs squeeze supplies of micro drill bits used to make AI chip boards

Tungsten carbide micro drill bits made by Taiwan's Topoint, used to drill holes in circuit boards and chip substrates.
Nikkei montage / source photos by Cheng Ting-Fang

Nikkei Asia reports that controls on the critical metal have sent prices of tungsten carbide bits surging; it is not yet clear how far server output will be hit.

Read at Nikkei Asia Share

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