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U.S. Orders Taiwan Semi to Stop Suppling Advanced AI Chips to China
Sheryl Sheth
Nov 11, 2024, 07:24 AM
The U.S. Department of Commerce has ordered Taiwan Semi to stop supplying advanced AI chips to China, effective November 11, through an “is informed” letter.
The U.S. government has ordered chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. TSM <+0.01% ? to stop supplying advanced AI (artificial intelligence) chips to China, effective today. The order pertains to TSMC’s 7-nanometer chips and smaller chips designed for use in China’s AI accelerator and GPUs (graphics processing units). TSMC has maintained that it is a law-abiding company and will comply with all domestic and international export controls.
The U.S. Commerce Department Tightens Export Controls
The U.S. Department of Commerce sent the order weeks after TSMC found that one of its chips was used in a Huawei processor. Huawei is a part of the department’s restricted trade list. The department’s communication or order, known as an “is informed” letter, allows the U.S. administration to bypass the writing of lengthy rules and instantly impose licensing requirements on companies.
Chip suppliers are required to take special licenses before exporting any tech or AI to companies like Huawei that feature on the restricted list. TSMC also stopped supplying chips to another Chinese chip designer Sophgo, after the company found that the chip matched the one found in Huawei.
The Commerce Department is determined to find out how the advanced chips are reaching Huawei, as it indicates a violation of export restrictions. Earlier, chipmakers like Nvidia NVDA -0.84% ? and Advanced Micro Devices AMD -1.25% ? received such orders from the Department, requiring them to stop supplying advanced tech to China. Such orders are part of the U.S. government’s efforts to prevent the Chinese military and other organizations from leveraging advanced tech to boost China’s warfare capabilities.
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