'SK Hynix Conditions New US Factory On More US Chip Equipment Exports To China, Sources Say' - Reuters Exclusive

SK Hynix is requesting approval from the U.S. government to export chipmaking equipment to China, which is a condition for establishing a new factory in the U.S. The company aims to utilize the expanded production in China to support funding for a new NAND facility in the U.S., while the Trump administration encourages foreign chipmakers to enhance U.S. manufacturing capacity. The Dalian facility currently produces memory for SSDs sold by Solidigm to data centers.