TSMC, Samsung, SK Hynix China Facilities Could Face U.S. Export Controls

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TSMC’s Chinese operations could soon be subject to tough U.S. export controls as the Commerce Department considers ending exemptions for Taiwanese and Korean chipmakers. Reuters reports that the new measures would also impact Samsung and SK Hynix’s China-based facilities. The move, which blocks the export of any chipmaking equipment containing U.S. technology to China, will only take effect if no U.S.-China deal is reached, according to sources.

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00:00Taiwanese chip giant TSMC's operations in China might become subject to the same U.S. export

00:06controls as Chinese companies. That's if the current trade truce between the U.S. and China

00:11fails to hold. Reuters reports the U.S. Commerce Department is preparing such a step. It would

00:17also apply to Chinese facilities of Korean chip and memory manufacturers Samsung and SK Hynix.

00:23The controls block export of any chip-making gear with U.S. technology to China,

00:27though they had previously exempted the Taiwanese and Korean giants.

00:31Sources in the Commerce Department say those exemptions would only be removed

00:34if Washington and Beijing fail to reach a deal.

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