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SK Hynix ties new US chip factory to China equipment exports
Original: EXCLUSIVE: SK Hynix conditions new US factory on more US chip equipment exports to China, sources say
SK Hynix is conditioning plans for a new US chipmaking factory on Washington allowing more exports of American chip equipment to its facilities in China, sources told Reuters. The standoff highlights how US export controls are entangled with efforts to expand semiconductor manufacturing on American soil, with companies weighing US investment against access to the Chinese market.
Why now: It reveals the tension between US export controls on China and incentives to build chip capacity in America.
SK HynixReutersUnited StatesChina
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