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1. Samsung logo in front of company's headquarters

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2. Plant of Samsung
3. Plant of SK Hynix
4. Various of semi-conductor production line, workers

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5. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Jeon Byeongseo, professor of China MBA, Graduate School of Business Administration, KyungHee University:
"The semiconductor shortage cannot be seen as a problem in one or two countries. It’s a major issue on the global supply chain, on the global industrial revolution and on the global finance. If you don't see the problem from this point, the semiconductor shortage may evolve into a global disaster."

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6. Various of electronics production line, workers

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7. National flags of South Korea
8. Blue House, Gwanghwamun Square
9. Gwanghwamun Square
10. Statue of King Sejong

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11. Various of United States Department of Commerce

The U.S. government may ask chip firms to provide more sensitive information if it's unsatisfied with the documents already submitted on its request before Monday's deadline, said a South Korean expert on Saturday.

Dozens of global chipmakers, including leading South Korean chip firms, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, have responded to an earlier request by the U.S. to provide confidential supply chain information in the name of better understanding the global chip shortage before the deadline. But many of them withheld customer information and other sensitive data.

Jeon Byeongseo, professor of China MBA of the Graduate School of Business Administration of KyungHee University, said the U.S. move is exactly the same as it did for Japanese semiconductor companies in the 1980s, which aims to make plans ahead for its follow-up strategy by examining the global semiconductor industry chain.

The expert expressed his concerns that if Washington demands more trade secret information from global chipmakers, it will be more troublesome.

He called on governments around the world to address the global semiconductor chip shortage in a prudent manner as it's much related to the development of many other industries, and even the global economy and finance.

"The semiconductor shortage cannot be seen as a problem in one or two countries. It’s a major issue on the global supply chain, on the global industrial revolution and on the global finance. If you don't see the problem from this point, the semiconductor shortage may evolve into a global disaster," he said.

In late September, the U.S. Commerce Department asked major semiconductor manufacturers and buyers to provide information on 26 topics, including inventory data, production capacity, raw material procurement sales, and client information, with deadline being Nov 8.