China's crackdown on tungsten used in drills squeezes AI supply chain China's export controls on critical metals have disrupted supplies of micro drills, a little-known but critical component of the AI ​​chip supply chain, in the latest example of how geopolitical tensions are seeping through the global technology industry.

China's crackdown on tungsten used in drills squeezes AI supply chain China's export controls on critical metals have disrupted supplies of micro drills, a little-known but critical component of the AI ​​chip supply chain, in the latest example of how geopolitical tensions are seeping through the global technology industry.