U.S. further restricts TSMC and Samsung chips from reaching China

Washington reveals 'approved list' of developers to regulate export of advanced chips

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President Joe Biden's administration has released a flurry of rules to curb China's access to advanced technology in his final days in office. © Reuters

CHENG TING-FANG, LAULY LI and PAK YIU, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI/NEW YORK -- The U.S. unveiled new measures targeting the global semiconductor sector on Wednesday that further restrict top chipmakers TSMC and Samsung as well as top chip packaging suppliers from providing advanced manufacturing services to Chinese and other unverified chip developers globally.

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