SK Siltron began operating its Gumi No.4 plant after 2.3 trillion won investment, expanding silicon wafer capacity 50%.

WHY THIS MATTERS · This matters because China just extended export controls to the equipment that makes gallium and germanium chips while the US locked down sub-14nm tool sales — a two-way choke that is already delaying compound-semiconductor parts for Western defense and power-electronics makers.

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