The U.S. government is apparently mulling over the decision to replace data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-and-sk-hynix-get-indefinite-waiver-to-import-us-tools-to-chinese-fabs” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-and-sk-hynix-get-indefinite-waiver-to-import-us-tools-to-chinese-fabs”>indefinite wafer fab equipment export permissions for Samsung and SK hynix’s with annual licenses. The decision will add significant regulatory complexity, but will at least maintain continuity for fab operations, which means no disruption to the highly-volatile global supply of DRAM and NAND memory, reports data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-08/us-weighs-annual-china-chip-supply-approvals-for-samsung-hynix” data-url=”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-08/us-weighs-annual-china-chip-supply-approvals-for-samsung-hynix” target=”_blank” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none”>Bloomberg.
Previously, Samsung and SK hynix operated under validated end-user (VEU) status, which granted them blanket approval…
