© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Staff stroll previous the brand of SK Hynix at its headquarters in Seongnam, South Korea, April 25, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration plans to spare SK Hynix and Samsung (KS:) from the brunt of recent restrictions on DRAM and flash reminiscence chip makers in China aimed toward thwarting Beijing’s technological ambitions and blocking its army advances, sources stated.
The Commerce Division, which plans to launch new curbs on exports of expertise to China this week, will probably deny requests by U.S. suppliers to ship tools to Chinese language corporations like Yangtze Reminiscence Applied sciences Co Ltd (YMTC) and ChangXin Reminiscence Applied sciences, Inc (CXMT) if they’re making superior DRAM or flash reminiscence chips, the sources stated.
Nevertheless, license requests to promote tools to overseas corporations making superior reminiscence chips in China might be reviewed on a case by case foundation, sources stated, probably permitting for them to obtain the tools.
“The objective is to not damage non-indigenous corporations,” one of many folks briefed on the matter stated.
The White Home and Commerce Division declined to remark. SK Hynix, Samsung, YMTC, and CXMT didn’t reply to requests for remark.
The Chinese language Embassy in Washington on Thursday described the anticipated guidelines as “sci-tech hegemony.” It accused the USA of utilizing its “technological prowess … to hobble and suppress the event of rising markets and creating international locations.”
Particulars of a few of the new laws dealing with China-based reminiscence chip makers haven’t been beforehand reported.
Underneath the brand new curbs, U.S. suppliers searching for to ship tools to China-based semiconductor corporations wouldn’t have to hunt a license from the Commerce Division if promoting to corporations producing DRAM chips above the 18 nanometer node, NAND Flash chips under 128 layers, or logic chips above 14 nanometers, the sources stated.
Nevertheless, U.S. corporations promoting refined expertise to indigenous Chinese language chipmakers producing DRAM chips at 18 nanometers or under, NAND flash chips at or above 128 layers or logic chips at or below 14 nanometers must apply for a license that will be reviewed with the robust “presumption of denial” customary.
U.S. suppliers searching for to promote the tools to non-Chinese language origin corporations working in China and producing those self same varieties of chips would additionally face a license requirement however the purposes could be reviewed on a case by case foundation, the sources added.
Originally published at Gold Coast News HQ
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