: US likely to limit S.Korean production of advanced chips in China #IndiaNEWS #Education Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) The United States will likely limit the level of advanced semiconductors produced

US likely to limit S.Korean production of advanced chips in China #IndiaNEWS #Education
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) The United States will likely limit the level of advanced semiconductors produced by South Korean companies in China to prevent the advanced technology from falling into the wrong hands, a ranking US official has said.
Alan Estevez, under secretary of commerce for industry and security, said the U.S. is also working closely with South Korean companies that produce semiconductors in China to help minimize the potential damage to their business there.
South Korean semiconductor producers were given a one-year license to continue producing their products in China on October 7, 2022 as part of U.S. export controls on semiconductors and other advanced technologies to China, reports Yonhap news agency.
So (there) will likely be a cap on the levels that they can grow to in China, he said when asked what will happen when the one-year license expires at a forum hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think tank.
When asked to clarify, Estevez said the companies will be asked to stop at whatever layer they are at or somewhere in that range.
The U.S. official stressed the importance of protecting advanced technologies and limiting access to such technologies by adversaries.
We are now in a world where technology is the driver of military power, advanced technologies, cutting-edge critical technologies, semiconductors being at the center of those technologies, he told the forum.
So we are continuing to have dialogue around that area, he added. The threats from our adversaries need to be impeded. Otherwise, they will turn those threats against us.
Estevez said the U.S. is in deep dialogue with South Korean companies to help mitigate potential damage to their business.
We work with them to ensure that we werent going to harm our allys companies. At the same time, we are going to impede the Chineses capability, building capabilities that are going to threaten us collectively, he said.
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