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The hold

US officials have held up approval for American chipmaking equipment SK Hynix needs to expand in China, Reuters reports, citing sources, and that is complicating the company's plans for new plants in New York.

The condition

Reuters reported last month that SK Hynix wanted the tools cleared as a condition of funding a NAND factory in the US, with upstate New York under consideration.

The choice

In a memory shortage, Washington is weighing a US fab against more capacity in China, and for now it is choosing to wait.

Sources and the full story

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US officials hold up tools SK Hynix wants for China, complicating its New York plants

US officials have held up approval for American chipmaking equipment SK Hynix needs to expand in China, Reuters reports, citing sources, and that is complicating the company's plans for new plants in New York. Reuters reported last month that SK Hynix wanted the tools cleared as a condition of funding a NAND factory in the US, with upstate New York under consideration. In a memory shortage, Washington is weighing a US fab against more capacity in China, and for now it is choosing to wait. SourcesBC

Sources

• BSK Hynix's New York chip plans hit snag over US restrictions on China, sources say (Reuters, refused the fetcher; from Techmeme's summary)reuters.com
• CSK hynix seeks US approval for China tools (TrendForce, search excerpt)trendforce.com

This story ran in the Afternoon Brief of November 3rd 2026.