Submission of opinion to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
Claims that US companies are at a disadvantage due to regulatory asymmetry
It has been reported that the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has officially requested the U.S. government to regulate the export of advanced semiconductor equipment to China by its allies, including Korea, in a similar manner to the United States.
According to the U.S. Government Official Gazette on the 31st (local time), SIA stated in its opinion on export control of semiconductor manufacturing equipment submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on the 17th that multilateral control should be implemented for fair competition, adding, “BIS should quickly cooperate with allies.” “We recommend that we actively cooperate and persuade them to adopt regulations at a similar level,” he said.
They argue that American companies are currently at a disadvantage in the global market due to regulatory inconsistencies with their allies due to the United States’ export controls on cutting-edge semiconductor equipment to China.
For example, while American companies cannot export equipment that is not on the export control list to China’s high-tech manufacturing facilities, competitors in Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Israel, and the Netherlands can export equipment to China that is not on the list. pointed out that
At the same time, they argued that regulatory asymmetry between countries is reducing the competitiveness of U.S. semiconductor manufacturing equipment companies and weakening the goals the U.S. government was trying to achieve through export controls to China.
SIA urged the government to take action, saying, “Due to the existence of regulations that exist only in the United States, the money earned by foreign competitors may be invested in their research and development, ultimately weakening America’s semiconductor leadership.”
The government should consult with allies such as Korea that produce semiconductor equipment to introduce export controls to China like the U.S. so that controls can be implemented in a multilateral manner.
The U.S. government has also requested that its allies, especially Japan and the Netherlands, which excel in the field of semiconductor equipment, cooperate in controlling the export of semiconductor equipment to China.
SIA claims that the Netherlands and Japan also have some regulations, but they are not at the level of the United States and do not result in fair competition.
In the case of Korea, it is reported that no specific request for introduction or consultation has yet been received. Korea also produces semiconductor equipment, but its technological level is assessed to be not as high as that of the United States, Japan, or the Netherlands.
However, as the U.S. government has pursued multilateral regulations, there is a possibility that Korea will also request the introduction of export controls to China in the future.
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Source: Donga
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