US Extends TSMC’s Right to Get Chipmaking Gear into China
- TSMC applying for permanent authorization for China operations
- South Korean peers Samsung and SK Hynix already got extensions
An image of a semiconductor wafer at the TSMC museum in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has received an extension to its exemption from US trade sanctions on China, allowing it to continue acquiring advanced chip equipment for its operations there.
The Taiwanese chipmaker expects eventually to win permanent US authorization to secure sophisticated machinery for its operations in the world’s largest semiconductor market, the company said in an emailed statement to Bloomberg News.