- Still, experts say China continues to maintain a comfortable lead in chipmaking prowess over emerging hubs.Still, experts told CNBC the Biden administration's semiconductor export restrictions on China will not likely disrupt the global state of play over chipmaking supremacy.The number of recent queries to KPMG from clients and prospects about expanding chipmaking capabilities across Southeast Asia increased 30% to 40%, compared to before the pandemic, said Walter Kuijpers, a Singapore-based partner at the professional services firm.Taiwanese chipmaking powerhouse TSMC and its South Korean rivals Samsung and SK Hynix reportedly obtained one-year waivers to continue sending American chipmaking equipment to their facilities in China."It is doubtful if Vietnam and India can benefit from the U.S. export controls on China, as they do not have strengths in fabrication capacity," said Yongwook Ryu, an East Asia international relations researcher at the National University of Singapore."