Deeptech
Samsung, SK Hynix test Chinese chip tools to hedge US export risk
Memory chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix began testing AMEC etching equipment about two years ago amid uncertainty over US export controls, per sources. Deeptech builders dependent on US-origin components should explore alternative toolchains and suppliers now; geopolitical concentration risk is becoming a business continuity issue.
Source: ET Tech ↗
🎧 This story is in the 5 August 2026 episode — Arjun & Meera