Joe Biden opens the way, Taiwan can send chips to China
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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Joe Biden's government has opened the way for Taiwam to send chips to China.
Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC has received a 'waiver extension' from the United States to supply US chip equipment to the company's factories in China. This statement was made by Taiwan's Minister of Economy Wang Mei-hua.
Last October, the Biden administration issued a series of export controls, including measures to cut off China's access to certain chips made anywhere in the world with US equipment.
This policy expands the reach of efforts to slow Beijing's technological and military progress, as quoted by Reuters, Friday (13/10/2023).
The South Korean government said that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix would be allowed to supply US chip equipment to their factories in China indefinitely and without separate approval from the US.
TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, said last year that it had been granted a one-year permit by the United States to cover its factory in Nanjing, China, which makes 28-nanometer chips.
Wang told reporters that he understood that the waiver had been extended to TSMC as well, although he did not provide details.
The ministry referred further questions to TSMC, which did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment. The company is in a quiet period ahead of its third-quarter earnings release next week.
Joe Biden Buka Jalan, Taiwan Boleh Kirim Chip ke China
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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Pemerintahan Joe Biden membuka jalan buat Taiwam kirim Chip ke China.
Produsen chip Taiwan TSMC telah menerima 'waiver extension' dari Amerika Serikat untuk memasok peralatan chip AS ke pabrik perusahaan tersebut di China. Pernyataan tersebut diungkap oleh Menteri Ekonomi Taiwan Wang Mei-hua.
Oktober lalu, pemerintahan Biden menerbitkan rangkaian kontrol ekspor, termasuk tindakan untuk memutus akses China terhadap chip tertentu yang dibuat di mana pun di dunia dengan peralatan AS.
Kebijakan ini memperluas jangkauan upaya memperlambat kemajuan teknologi dan militer Beijing, demikian dikutip dari Reuters, Jumat (13/10/2023).
Pemerintah Korea Selatan mengatakan bahwa Samsung Electronics dan SK Hynix akan diizinkan untuk memasok peralatan chip AS ke pabrik mereka di China tanpa batas waktu dan tanpa persetujuan terpisah dari AS.
TSMC, pembuat chip kontrak terbesar di dunia, mengatakan tahun lalu bahwa pihaknya telah diberikan izin satu tahun oleh Amerika Serikat untuk mencakup pabriknya di Nanjing, China, yang membuat chip 28 nanometer.
Wang mengatakan kepada wartawan bahwa dia memahami bahwa waiver extension perpanjangan pengabaian telah diperpanjang untuk TSMC juga, meskipun dia tidak memberikan rinciannya.
Kementerian merujuk pertanyaan lebih lanjut ke TSMC, yang tidak segera menanggapi permintaan komentar dari Reuters. Perusahaan berada dalam masa tenang menjelang rilis pendapatan kuartal ketiga pekan depan.