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The world's top chipmakers can flip a 'kill switch' should China invade Taiwan, Bloomberg reports
Chip giants ASML and TSMC have a remote shutdown option for their advanced EUV chipmaking machines, Bloomberg reported.
Beijing stepped up military activity around Taiwan ahead of Lai's inauguration and on Thursday announced drills as a "strong punishment for the separatist acts of 'Taiwan independence' forces," Li Xi, a spokesperson for China's People's Liberation Army, said. But Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told Bloomberg TV on Tuesday that that the world's tech sector is likely to continue depending on Taiwanese manufacturing for "some time." Two of the world's most important chip companies can flip a "kill switch" remotely on their most advanced chipmaking machines should China invade Taiwan, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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