Share the QR code < / P > < p > with wechat scanning code to friends and circles of friends < / P > < p > on November 6. Two sources disclosed that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plan to omit detailed information in order to protect the company's trade secrets when they plan to provide business data about the global chip shortage to the United States. It is reported that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are the two largest memory chip manufacturers in the world. Previously, the U.S. Department of Commerce asked a number of chip companies, including Samsung Electronics and Intel, to provide business information such as chip inventory and sales data, in order to have an in-depth understanding of the global chip shortage. The US Department of Commerce will set November 8 as the deadline for chip companies to submit information < p > the U.S. Department of Commerce indicated that it may make a mandatory response according to the quantity and quality of the content replied < p > a source said, "the information required by the United States is so wide that if all the information is submitted, all the key information of the company will be leaked. This is bound to undermine market competition and make it easy for customers to choose between different chip manufacturers." < / P > < p > the move of the United States has aroused widespread concern in South Korea. The requested information consists of 26 parts, including chip inventory, orders and sales data, covering many contents from "Daily" information to problems in the company's highly strategic areas, including capacity increase plan, the top three customers of each product and their share in the company's product sales < p > a spokesman for the US Department of Commerce said last month that SK Hynix had indicated that it would provide data as required < p > however, both Samsung and SK Hynix said earlier that they were conducting internal review on the matter < p > a source said that unlike customized chip manufacturers that produce according to order, if the inventory and pricing information of chips manufactured by Samsung and SK Hynix is leaked, these memory chip manufacturers will lose more competitive advantage because "one design will be used for many devices" in the field of memory chip manufacturing < p > the global chip shortage mainly involves customized chips, while the supply of storage chips is sufficient. At present, memory chips occupy almost all the capacity of SK Hynix. Samsung Electronics is the world's second largest OEM chip manufacturer, but almost all of its chip business revenue comes from memory chips < p > Jin Youying, an analyst at SK securities who is not associated with SK Hynix, said that Korean companies are unlikely to disclose customer information < p > public records show that 13 entities have submitted data to the U.S. Department of Commerce, including sun moonlight technology holdings and a subsidiary of tower semiconductor < p > in the submitted information form, sun and moonlight leave most columns blank and attach a data sheet that is inaccessible to the public; Tower Semiconductor does not mention the customer name, but only describes the industry in which the customer is located < p > TSMC also said that it would not disclose any sensitive information of the company. (Chen Chen) < / P > < p > related reading: < / P > < p > the United States requires Korean semiconductor enterprises to submit trade secrets. Korean media: it is equivalent to divulging the information of their largest customer China to the United States < / P > < p > [Global Times reporter Zhang Jing] according to South Korea's Central Daily on the 2nd, the 8th of this month is the deadline for the U.S. government to require Korean semiconductor enterprises such as Samsung to submit trade secrets. South Korean analysts worry that if South Korean enterprises respond to the requirements of the United States, it is equivalent to divulging the confidential information of China, South Korea's largest customer, to the United States < p > it is reported that on October 31, the last day of the G20 summit held in Rome, Italy, US President Biden met separately with leaders of 14 countries, including South Korea, Japan and the United Kingdom, to discuss global supply chain issues. Although Biden did not directly mention the word "China" in his speech, all his speeches were aimed at China and sent a signal of "restructuring the global supply chain". Analysts said that for South Korea, Biden's "Convening order" is not just to fight China. On September 25, under the name of "stabilizing the chip supply chain", the U.S. government asked multinational semiconductor enterprises to hand over their inventory, orders and sales books within 45 days. November 8 is the deadline. "The international supply chain conference convened by the United States to convene its allies is likely to cause multinational semiconductor enterprises to face greater pressure to hand over relevant information," said an Qixian, special affairs officer of the Korean semiconductor industry association. A South Korean semiconductor industry source said, "if Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix respond to the requirements of the U.S. government, it is equivalent to divulging the confidential information of China, South Korea's largest customer, to the United States. What measures China will take at that time needs special attention" < p > < / P > < p > "under the G2 competition, Korean semiconductor enterprises are worried about losing the largest market, China". According to a report in South Korea's daily economy on the 2nd, from January to October this year, South Korea's semiconductor exports to China totaled US $39 billion, close to US $39.9 billion last year. China has become the largest market for South Korean semiconductors, accounting for 40% of South Korean semiconductor exports last year. The recent research report of the Korean Institute of foreign economic research shows that Korean semiconductor enterprises may be increasingly forced to choose sides between China and the United States, and the United States may directly pressure Korean enterprises to reduce their dependence on China