On the 9th, Yonhap News Agency quoted the South Korean Presidential Office and reported that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will be allowed to provide them with American chip manufacturing equipment in the factory in China without obtaining a separate approval of the United States.Yonhap News Agency said that this is an urgent comfort for Korean chip manufacturers, because this decision eliminates the uncertainty faced by the two companies in China.
According to the Yonhap News Agency, the U.S. government recently notified the Korean side through the economic security dialogue channel of export control departments and the National Security Council, and decided to designate Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix as a "verification end user" in the China Semiconductor Factory.If it is included in the list, there is no need to obtain an additional permission, which is equivalent to the US export control of its exports indefinitely.Yonhap News Agency reported in September that considering the future plans of the two companies, the level of equipment that allows imported by "verifying end users" is expected to be higher than the US export control over the United States.Equipment of the production line."These two major chip companies need to upgrade the manufacturing equipment in the next few years to achieve business development." Sources told Yonhap News Agency.
As the world's largest storage chip manufacturer, Samsung and SK Hynix have been cultivating in the Chinese market for many years.In October last year, the United States issued a provisions for prohibiting US companies from exporting some cutting -edge semiconductor production equipment to Chinese semiconductor manufacturers.Yonhap News Agency said that this is obviously to slow down Beijing's technological progress in this critical area.However, this move also brings uncertainty to foreign manufacturers in China.In September this year, seeing that the United States' one -year exemption of Korean companies in China who set up a semiconductor factory in China is about to expire, but it has not made specific explanations on whether the period is extended.When the US Department of Commerce, the United States requires the United States to give a clear solution in terms of chip export control and investment subsidies.
"The decision of the U.S. government means that the most important trade issues of our semiconductor company have been resolved." Cui Xiangmu, chief secretary of the Economic President's Office, said on the 9th that the US government has decided to notify the two South Korean companies and immediately take effect.The British Reuters quoted SK Hylos stated: "We welcome the US government's decision to extend export control regulations. We believe this decision will help stabilize the global semiconductor supply chain.""The uncertainty related to the operation of our semiconductor production line in China has been significantly eliminated through close coordination with the relevant government. We will continue to work closely with all relevant governments to maintain a stable supply chain for the global semiconductor industry."
