SK Hynix caught in semiconductor standoff between U.S. and China
(Windows Phone Central)

SK Hynix finds itself between a rock and a hard place. What you need to know The U.S. and China continue to trade barbs and anger each other over various semiconductor industry activities. The latest situation to transpire from this mutual animosity is the uncertain position SK Hynix finds itself in. SK Hynix wants to upgrade a Chinese production facility for its products, but the U.S. is demanding the technology for said upgrades stay out of China. A production facility in Wuxi, China, has been targeted by SK Hynix to receive ASML`s extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) chipmaking tech. However, the U.S. doesn`t want that technology entering China`s borders, wherein the Chinese government could seize the machines in question or otherwise acquire them for military applications. SK Hynix, meanwhile, simply wants to maintain and enhance its DRAM chipmaking efforts so it can stay ahead of rivals such as Micron and Samsung. Unlike SK Hynix, Micron and Samsung have the benefit of sh...