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US may fine TSMC $1B over chip allegedly used in Huawei AI processor


Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) may have to pay a fine of $1 billion or more to resolve a U.S. export control investigation related to a

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) may have to pay a fine of $1 billion or more to resolve a U.S. export control investigation related to a chip it made that was used in a Huawei AI processor, according to a report by Reuters. This is important not just because of export rules but because Huawei’s multi-chip processor is considered the most advanced in its class to be made in China. TechInsights, a tech research firm in Ottawa, Canada, disassembled Huawei’s 910B AI processor and discovered a TSMC-based chipset inside, .

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