The United States has approved an annual export license allowing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to bring U.S.-origin chipmaking equipment into its manufacturing facility in Nanjing, China, the company confirmed on Thursday.
TSMC said the authorization will allow its China-based operations to continue without disruption, ensuring stable production and delivery schedules at the Nanjing fabrication plant.
The approval comes after previous exemptions that allowed certain Asian chipmakers to bypass individual export licenses expired at the end of December. Those exemptions, known as validated end-user status, had enabled companies to import restricted U.S. technology into China under broader permissions.
Similar Licenses Granted to Other Chipmakers
South Korean semiconductor giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have also received comparable licenses from U.S. authorities, according to public disclosures.
Under the new framework, companies operating semiconductor facilities in China must obtain export licenses rather than relying on blanket waivers. The licenses apply to equipment classified as export-controlled under U.S. regulations.
TSMC said the license granted to its Nanjing unit allows suppliers to ship controlled U.S. equipment without requiring separate approvals for each vendor transaction.
