US Halts TSMC Chip Shipments to China Amid Huawei AI Chip Concerns
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The U.S. has requested Nvidia and TSMC to stop shipping advanced AI chips to China after discovering a TSMC chip in a Huawei AI processor. This move follows the U.S. Department of Commerce's letter to TSMC, highlighting concerns over chips of 7 nanometers or more advanced designs used in AI applications. Huawei, on the U.S. restricted trade list, requires suppliers to obtain licenses for technology shipments. TSMC has informed its Chinese clients of the suspension, and similar restrictions were previously imposed on Nvidia and AMD.
- US Asks Nvidia, Apple Supplier TSMC To Halt Shipments To China After Its Chip Was Found In Huawei AI Processor: Report Benzinga
- TSMC Pauses Chip Shipments to Chinese Customers The New York Times
- Mystery Surrounds Discovery of TSMC Tech Inside Huawei AI Chips The Wall Street Journal
- The U.S. Reportedly Ordered TSMC To End 7nm And Below Shipments To Chinese Customers, As Any One Of Them Could Aid Huawei’s Ambitions Wccftech
- US Congressman accuses SMIC of making 7nm chips for China, violating U.S. sanctions Tom's Hardware
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