TMSC has secured a one-year license to continue ordering US chipmaking equipment in China

Nikkei (gated) with the report, citing "sources briefed on the matter":

• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has secured a one-year license to continue ordering American chipmaking equipment for its expansion in China
• U.S. government assured TSMC that it will be able to ship the equipment to a manufacturing facility in the Chinese city of Nanjing

Last week the US Friday imposed tough export control regulations on China

• prevent U.S. makers of chip tools from supporting high-end chip production in China
• also prohibit companies from third countries, such as TSMC, from using American-made equipment to serve Chinese customers in certain circumstances unless approved by the US

Earlier on the US tech ban:

• ICYMI - Chip gear-maker ASML tells US employees to stop working with customers in China
• US chip-equipment suppliers pulling staff out from China’s leading memory-chip maker
• More on US ban chips to China - Applied Materials cuts quarterly revenue, profit estimates