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TSMC Cuts Off Client After Discovering Chips Sent to Huawei​

• TSMC halted shipments immediately after discovery this month
• The company has notified Taipei, Washington as it investigates

By Debby Wu
23 October 2024 at 6:54 PM SGT
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24 October 2024 at 2:56 AM SGT
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. discovered this month that chips it made for a specific customer ended up with Huawei Technologies Co., a potential violation of US sanctions intended to sever the flow of technology to a Chinese national champion.

TSMC halted shipments to the client around mid-October after it realized semiconductors fabricated for that entity had found their way into Huawei products, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said. The chipmaker has since notified the US and Taiwanese governments and is investigating the matter more thoroughly, the person said, asking not to be identified discussing a sensitive situation.

 

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TSMC Halts AI Chip Production for Chinese Firms Following U.S. Directive​

• Editor Kim Eun-jin
• 2024.11.11 15:24

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U.S. Restricts Export of Advanced Semiconductors Below 7nm Citing National Security​

On Nov. 9, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced its decision to halt the production of artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors for Chinese companies, following an order from the U.S. government. This move comes amid escalating tensions between the United States and China over technology and trade, marking a significant development in the ongoing rivalry between the two superpowers.
The U.S. Department of Commerce recently sent a document to TSMC outlining restrictions on the export of advanced semiconductors below 7 nanometers (nm), which are crucial for AI accelerators and graphics processing units (GPUs). Reuters reported that these restrictions are part of broader efforts to curb China's access to cutting-edge technology, citing national security concerns.
In response to the U.S. directive, TSMC has notified its Chinese customers that it will no longer accept orders for semiconductors below 7nm starting from Nov. 11. The Financial Times (FT) added that TSMC would require separate approval from the U.S. to supply these advanced semiconductors to Chinese companies in the future.

 

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China’s SMIC Benefits From AI Chip Boom In Spite Of Sanctions​

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The chief executive of China’s biggest domestic chip manufacturer, SMIC, said the firm is benefiting from the AI boom in spite of US-led restrictions that prevent it from manufacturing advanced semiconductors.

While the restrictions mean SMIC doesn’t have the technology to produce advanced AI chips, it has seen revenues rise from more mature chips needed for AI infrastructure, said SMIC co-chief executive Zhao Haijun during a call with analysts

“We can’t produce competitive products such as GPUs due to caps on manufacturing nodes, but we can produce other AI-related products such as analogue and power-supply chips used for AI products,” he said.

Graphics processing units, or GPUs, originally developed for video acceleration tasks have become a hot commodity for their ability to carry out processor-intensive AI chores such as training and inference.

 

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Exclusive: US ordered TSMC to halt shipments to China of chips used in AI applications​

By Karen Freifeld and Fanny Potkin
November 10, 20241:12 PM GMT+8Updated a day ago

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NEW YORK/SINGAPORE, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. ordered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (2330.TW), opens new tab to halt shipments of advanced chips to Chinese customers that are often used in artificial intelligence applications starting Monday, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The Department of Commerce sent a letter to TSMC imposing export restrictions on certain sophisticated chips, of 7 nanometer or more advanced designs, destined for China that power AI accelerator and graphics processing units (GPU), the person said.

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The U.S. order, which is being reported for the first time, comes just weeks after TSMC notified the Commerce Department that one of its chips had been found in a Huawei AI processor, as Reuters reported last month. Tech research firm Tech Insights had taken apart the product, revealing the TSMC chip and apparent violation of export controls.
Huawei, at the center of the U.S. action, is on a restricted trade list, which requires suppliers to obtain licenses to ship any goods or technology to the company. Any license that could aid Huawei's AI efforts would likely be denied.