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Taiwan bans chip exports to Huawei, SMIC — ban comes after Huawei tricked TSMC into making two million AI processors despite US restrictions
Taiwan’s International Trade Administration rubber-stamped the decision to tighten controls.
Two of the most important companies behind China’s semiconductor self-sufficiency and AI supremacy hopes were dealt a blow on Saturday, with their addition to Taiwan’s strategic high-tech commodities entity list. As entries on Taiwan’s blacklist, Huawei and SMIC are nestled among entities such as the Taliban and al-Qaeda, as well as a smorgasbord of other companies and organizations hailing from pariah nations like Iran, Russia, Afghanistan, and North Korea. It isn’t just TSMC products that may be cut off from Huawei and SMIC; exports from established industry players, such as UMC, ASE, SPIL, Nanya, and others, will also be subject to the new restrictions.
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