US approves Samsung, SK Hynix chipmaking tool shipments to China for 2026, sources say

By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. government has granted an annual licence to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix ​to bring in chip manufacturing equipment to their facilities ‌in China for 2026, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The ‌approval is a temporary relief for the South Korean firms and follows a U.S. decision earlier this year to revoke licence waivers given to some tech companies. One of the sources said that Washington ⁠introduced the annual approval ‌system ...