China lifts export restrictions on gallium and germanium, according to NY Times.
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Nov 10 2025
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China's Export Policy Change: China is suspending export restrictions for one year on five critical minerals, including gallium and germanium, which are essential for semiconductor manufacturing.
Impact on Semiconductor Companies: The suspension will benefit several publicly traded semiconductor companies such as AMD, Intel, and Nvidia, as well as companies involved in gallium and germanium production like Rio Tinto and Teck Resources.
Analyst Views on MCHP
Wall Street analysts forecast MCHP stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for MCHP is 77.47 USD with a low forecast of 60.00 USD and a high forecast of 95.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
18 Analyst Rating
13 Buy
5 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 75.470
Low
60.00
Averages
77.47
High
95.00
Current: 75.470
Low
60.00
Averages
77.47
High
95.00
About MCHP
Microchip Technology Incorporated is a provider of smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions. The Company’s semiconductor products segment designs, develops, manufactures and markets mixed-signal microcontrollers, development tools and analog, interface, mixed-signal, timing, wired and wireless connectivity devices, and memory products. The Company's technology licensing segment includes sales and licensing of the Company's intellectual property. Its products include PIC64 Microprocessors, FPGAs, myMicrochip, MPLAB X IDE, Analog, and Microcontrollers. Its development tools include Atmel START and MPLAB Discover. Its manufacturing operations include wafer fabrication, wafer probe, assembly, and test. The Company’s solutions serve customers across the industrial, automotive, consumer, aerospace and defense, communications and computing markets. The Company markets and sells its products worldwide primarily through a network of direct sales personnel and distributors.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
