US Government Makes It Harder for Samsung, SK Hynix to Make Chips in China

A Samsung Electronics logo and a computer motherboard appear in this illustration taken on Aug. 25, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Reuters The federal government is making the process of building semiconductors in China for chipmakers such as Samsung and SK Hynix more difficult by rescinding authorizations that allowed the companies to receive U.S. semiconductor manufacturing equipment there,