US EditionUS makes it harder for SK Hynix, Samsung to make chips in China
The U.S. will require Samsung and SK Hynix to obtain individual export licenses after a 120-day period, aiming to restrict China's access to advanced semiconductor technology.
- The United States is revoking special authorizations that allowed South Korea's Samsung and SK Hynix to access American semiconductor manufacturing equipment for their Chinese operations.
- The Commerce Department said it would approve licenses to ensure companies can continue operating existing facilities but will not authorize expansions or technology upgrades.
- That shift could have significant implications for U.S. equipment suppliers, including KLA Corp., Lam Research and Applied Materials, which are likely to see reduced sales to China.
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US Government Makes It Harder for Samsung, SK Hynix to Make Chips in China
The federal government is making the process of building semiconductors in China for chipmakers such as Samsung and SK Hynix more difficult by rescinding authorizations that allowed the companies to receive U.S. semiconductor manufacturing equipment there, according to a recent filing by the Federal Register. Previously, the Department of Commerce had offered the companies exemptions to a series of restrictions established in 2022 on selling Ame…
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UpstractUS targets Samsung, SK Hynix chip plants in China; latest move to contain China’s chip industry disrupts global supply, says expert
The US Commerce Department said Friday it would change a licensing system that allows Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to get US equipment for their chip plants in China, hoping to make it harder for the semiconductor giants to operate there. Chinese expert criticized the move on Saturday, saying it will ultimately backfire on US companies and tighten the global chip supply.
US Removes China Waivers for Intel, Samsung and SK Hynix
The Trump administration will make it harder for Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. to ship critical equipment to their chipmaking operations in China, dealing a potential blow to the companies’ production in the world’s largest semiconductor market.
US Makes it Harder for SK Hynix, Samsung to Make Chips in China
The United States is making it more difficult for chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix to produce chips in China by revoking authorizations that allowed the companies to receive American semiconductor manufacturing equipment there, according to the Federal Register. The US Commerce Department had given the companies exemptions to sweeping restrictions created in 2022 on the sale of US semiconductor equipment to China.
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