The Trump administration is taking steps to make it harder for South Korean semiconductor makers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to manufacture their chips in China. The U.S. government said Friday that it is revoking the authorizations that allow Samsung and SK Hynix to transfer American chipmaking equipment or technology to their Chinese subsidiaries. Under the new rules, the South Korean firms, which manufacture some of their chips in China, will need to obtain licenses to secure U.S. equipment for their China-based manufacturing facilities. The news rules will come into effect on Dec. 31. Washington’s latest move could disrupt the South Korean companies’ chip supplies to China. The two firms’ China-based plants manufacture memory chips that are used in everything from consumer electronics to artificial intelligence development. The U.S. government also revoked the authorization that allows Intel to transfer U.S. chip equipment or technology to its China-based subsidiaries, but Intel has already sold its memory chip facility in China to SK Hynix. #🇨🇳 ChinA.I. 🤖🧠🦾🤖 https://www.cnbc.com/2025...