Samsung wins US annual approval on chipmaking tool shipments to China, source says
- - Samsung wins US annual approval on chipmaking tool shipments to China, source says
ReutersDecember 30, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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A Samsung Electronics logo and a computer motherboard appear in this illustration taken August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
SEOUL, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics has received an annual licence from the U.S. government to bring in chip manufacturing equipment to its facilities in China for 2026, a person familiar with the matter said.
The approval is a temporary relief for the South Korean firm and follows a U.S. decision earlier this year to revoke licence waivers given to some tech companies.
The source said that Washington introduced the annual approval system for exports of chipmaking tools to China.
(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
Source: “AOL Money”
