US holds up equipment licences for SK Hynix's Dalian expansion

The US Commerce Department has not approved export licences for American chipmaking equipment that SK Hynix wants for its plant in Dalian, China, affecting the company's proposed investment in new NAND memory plants in New York.

“The Commerce Department has not approved new export licences for equipment SK Hynix wants to install at Dalian, according to people familiar with the talks.”aiaffairs.com

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• aiaffairs.comUS holds up equipment licences for SK Hynix’s Dalian expansionNov 4, 2026

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