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SK Hynix bargains for chip equipment exports to its China facility…

Solidigm, SK Hynix's memory chip unit, is reportedly seeking US approval for more equipment shipments to China while weighing a new American NAND plant; a swap meet, but with export licenses.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on The Midday Show
Published 12:55 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

Photo: SK Hynix — Photo: 4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

At a glance

First reported by TechCrunch: “SK Hynix bargains for chip equipment exports to its China facility in return for building a factory in US”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 12:55 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: China, US.
BBN covered this story before: GOP hawks demand action on Chinese shipping giant COSCO (October 15).

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TechCrunchSK Hynix bargains for chip equipment exports to its China facility in return for building a factory in US

What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSolidigm, the memory chip arm of SK Hynix, reportedly wants US approval to send more chipmaking equipment to its China plant, and in return it might build a new NAND factory in America.

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