US wants Samsung not to fill Micron void in China: Report

China has recently banned Micron as the first counterattack against the US. Following this, a debate sparked in the US Congress demanding an alliance that would work to counter China and prevention on Korean brands like Samsung so they won’t fill the semiconductor supply gap left by Micron, reports ZDNet Korea.

Voices of concern are growing over the possibility that the South Korean semiconductor companies including Samsung and SK Hynix, which both the US and China are considering as major global markets, will face an alternative situation.

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On May 23rd, Mike Gallagher, chairman of the US House Special Committee on US-China Strategic Competition, said (via Reuters) that “We must make it clear to China that we will not tolerate economic coercion against US companies or allies.”

“The US Commerce Department should ensure that US export licenses to foreign semiconductor companies operating in China are not used to fill Micron’s vacancy,” he said. We need to act to block Korean companies from filling Micron’s void.”

On the 21st, China suspended purchases of Micron’s products from major consumers due to security problems. This is the first time China has targeted and imposed sanctions on a US semiconductor company. And the US Congress insisted that other countries also participate in the US counterattack against China.

Also, there’s a riff that China has launched a full-fledged counterattack during the semiconductor dispute between the US and China. For Micron, China is the third largest market after the United States and Taiwan, accounting for about 10% of total sales.