Exclusive: Samsung, SK Hynix to be spared brunt of China chip crackdown by U.S.
The Biden administration plans to spare SK Hynix and Samsung from the brunt of new restrictions on memory chipmakers in China aimed at thwarting Beijing’s technological ambitions and blocking its military advances, sources said.
U.S. considers crackdown on memory chip makers in China
The United States is considering limiting shipments of American chipmaking equipment to memory chip makers in China including Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd (YMTC), according to four people familiar with the matter, part of a bid to halt China’s semiconductor sector advances and protect U.S. companies.
Japan gives Kioxia and Western Digital $680 million to boost memory chip production
Japan’s government on Tuesday said it will provide as much as 92.9 billion yen ($680 million) to Kioxia Holdings and Western Digital Corp (WDC.O) to help them boost production and ensure a stable supply of memory chips in Japan.
