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US blocks TSMC chip exports, but Apple’s chips face a different threat

A US order to TSMC to cut AI chip supplies to China over Huawei sanctions won’t cause problems for Apple. However, Taiwan’s prohibition of TSMC producing 2-nanometer chips elsewhere could make an impact.

A TSMC factory sign – Image credit: TSMC

U.S. sanctions against Huawei has caused problems for TSMC over attempts by intermediaries to order certain AI-based chip designs on Huawei’s behalf. From Monday, TSMC is suspending shipments of the AI-focused chips to China, on the orders of the United States.

The Department of Commerce imposed export restrictions of select chip designs that were intended to be shipped to China, an unnamed source of Reuters claims. The shipment ban, which kicks in from Monday, affects certain types of chips made with 7-nanometer processes or advanced designs, intended for AI or graphics processing.

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