Tech war: US waiver of China export restrictions on advanced semiconductor equipment to South Korea's Samsung and Hynix to make life harder for rival mainland chip makers

The US government's recent decision allowing South Korea's Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to buy advanced manufacturing equipment for their semiconductor plants in mainland China is expected to make life more difficult for rival domestic memory chip makers like Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC), according to analysts. In a major concession to Seoul, Washington has granted both Samsung and Hynix an indefinite waiver on broad restrictions to export advanced chip-making equipment to the mainl

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